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MTF

MTF is the initialism of male-to-female.

MTF is the initialism of multilateral trading facility.

MTF is the initialism of magnetized target fusion.

MTF is the initialism of mean or median time to failure.

MTF is the initialism of Mississippi Test Facility.

Meaning of male-to-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.

See all 4 meanings of male-to-female

Noun (1)

MTF (plural MTFs)

  1. A male-to-female person.
    • Hormone-related cancer in transgender persons is very rare (there are case reports of breast cancer in MTFs).2008, Harvey J. Makadon, The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
    • A trans person might be a butch or a camp, a transgender or a transsexual, an MTF or FTM or a cross-dresser; […]2013, Susan Stryker, Stephen Whittle, The Transgender Studies Reader, page xi

Adjective capitalized: MtF

MtF (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of MTF (“male-to-female (transgender)”).

Noun (2) capitalized: MtF

MtF (plural MtFs)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of MTF (“male-to-female (transgender person)”).

Phrase capitalized: MtF

MtF

  1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of more to follow.

Forms of MTF

pluralMTFs
pluralMtFs

Questions about MTF

What does MTF mean?
MTF means a male-to-female person.
What is MTF the initialism of?
MTF is the initialism of male-to-female.
What part of speech is MTF?
MTF can be a noun, an adjective or a phrase.
What is the plural of MTF?
The plural of MTF is MTFs.

Words near MTF in the dictionary

  1. mtdnas
  2. MTDs
  3. MTE
  4. mTEC
  5. mTECs
  6. MTF
  7. MTFBWY
  8. MTFs
  9. MTFTM
  10. MTFTMs
  11. MTG

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: MTF (page history and authors); MtF (page history and authors); male-to-female (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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