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crossgender

crossgender adjective: across multiple genders; taking, or pertaining to, the traditional role of the opposite gender.

Adjective

crossgender (not comparable)

  1. Across multiple genders; taking, or pertaining to, the traditional role of the opposite gender.
    • The lack of a crossgender peer group is a gaping reality for most female-to-males.1980, Louis Sullivan, Information for the Female-to-male
    Synonyms:
    transgender

Synonyms of crossgender

Forms of crossgender

alternative formcross-gender

Origin of crossgender

From cross- + gender.

Questions about crossgender

What does crossgender mean?
Crossgender means across multiple genders; taking, or pertaining to, the traditional role of the opposite gender.
What part of speech is crossgender?
Crossgender is an adjective.

Words near crossgender in the dictionary

  1. Crossford
  2. crossfostering
  3. crossfunctional
  4. Crossgar
  5. Crossgates
  6. crossgender
  7. crossgrade
  8. crossgraded
  9. crossgrader
  10. crossgraders
  11. crossgrades

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