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male-to-female

male-to-female adjective: transfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female.

Adjective

male-to-female (not comparable)

  1. Transfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female.
    Synonyms:
    MtF, M2F
  2. That changes a male end (with pins, usually a plug) of a connection into a female one (usually a socket).
    Antonyms:
    female-to-male
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see male, to, female.
    • The male-to-female ratio is 5-to-3.

Noun

male-to-female (plural male-to-females)

  1. A male-to-female transgender person; a trans woman.

Synonyms of male-to-female

Antonyms

Forms of male-to-female

pluralmale-to-females

Questions about male-to-female

What does male-to-female mean?
Male-to-female means transfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female.
What part of speech is male-to-female?
Male-to-female can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near male-to-female in the dictionary

  1. male-failing
  2. male-fails
  3. male-gazey
  4. male-identified
  5. male-pattern violence
  6. male-to-female
  7. male-to-females
  8. male-to-male cable
  9. male-to-male cables
  10. male-to-male cord
  11. male-to-male cords

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