cisgender
See also: cis-gender
English
Etymology
From cis- + gender, by analogy with transgender.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɪsˈdʒɛndə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɪsˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/
Adjective
cisgender (not comparable)
- Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people. [from 20th c.]
- 2009, Renee Martin, The Guardian, 25 April:
- To uphold the inequality that we choose to engage in, we regularly present the myth that trans people are deviant or a danger to cisgender people.
- 2014, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves, page 6:
- As trans people, we have many cisgender allies—those who show their support for the concerns, needs, and rights of trans people, even though they may not personally face the same issues.
- 2019, Rachel Timoner, “Book Review: Textual Activism by Rabbi Mike Moskowitz”, in Tikkun:
- R. Moskowitz charges cisgender readers to be as conscious and deliberate with our religious identities as transgender and gender non-conforming people are with theirs, arguing that holiness is only achieved through continuous and unrelenting struggle and change.
- 2020 April 17, Rebecca Solnit, “Coronavirus does discriminate, because that’s what humans do”, in The Guardian:
- Gender assumed many roles in this pandemic. Cisgender men were more likely to die from the virus, which seemed to be about inherent vulnerabilities of those with XY chromosomes.
- 2009, Renee Martin, The Guardian, 25 April:
Synonyms
- cisgendered (uncommon)
- nontrans, nontransgender
Antonyms
- transgender
- genderqueer (bigender/ambigender or agender/genderfree)
- third-gender
- genderfluid
- non-cisgender
- non-binary
Hyponyms
- cishet
Related terms
- cis
- cissexual
- cis man, cis person, cis woman
- cis female, cis male
- cisphobia, cisphobic
Translations
having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
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Noun
cisgender (plural cisgenders)
- A cisgender person.
- 2013, Shiri Eisner, Bi: Notes for a Bisexual Revolution, page 107:
- Even in regard to cisgenders, research shows that it's “easier” for people to identify male than female features, meaning that the default “visible” person in our culture is male “unless proven otherwise.”
- 2014, Zethu Matabeni, Reclaiming Afrikan, page 62:
- Is there a place for heterosexual cisgenders in Africa's queer movement?
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Translations
person who has a gender the same as their sex
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See also
- intersex
Anagrams
- recedings, screeding
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English cisgender.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sizˈd͡ʐɛn.dɛr/
- Rhymes: -ɛndɛr
- Syllabification: cis‧gen‧der
Noun
cisgender m inan
- (neologism) cisgender (gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth)
- Synonyms: cispłciowość, cisseksualizm, cisseksualność
Declension
Declension of cisgender
singular | |
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nominative | cisgender |
genitive | cisgenderu |
dative | cisgenderowi |
accusative | cisgender |
instrumental | cisgenderem |
locative | cisgenderze |
vocative | cisgenderze |
Noun
cisgender m pers
- (neologism) cisgender person
Declension
Declension of cisgender
singular | plural | |
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nominative | cisgender | cisgenderzy |
genitive | cisgendera | cisgenderów |
dative | cisgenderowi | cisgenderom |
accusative | cisgendera | cisgenderów |
instrumental | cisgenderem | cisgenderami |
locative | cisgenderze | cisgenderach |
vocative | cisgenderze | cisgenderzy |
Further reading
- cisgender in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- cisgender in Polish dictionaries at PWN