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AMAB en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • āʹmăb
  • /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜː(ɹ)θ/ (Received-Pronunciation) full phrase
  • /ˈeɪmæb/
  • /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜːɹθ/ (General-American) full phrase

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, not-comparable) Acronym of assigned male at birth.

Coordinates

AFAB

Synonyms

DMAB · MAAB

AMAB en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • āʹmăb
  • /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜː(ɹ)θ/ (Received-Pronunciation) full phrase
  • /ˈeɪmæb/
  • /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜːɹθ/ (General-American) full phrase

Meanings

  1. An AMAB person.
    • I don’t mean that trans AFABs have an easier experience than trans AMABs (Assigned Male At Birth). Each requires different resources and support. If Harpeth Hall doesn't have those for AFABs, they certainly don’t have them for AMABs. 2022 September 2, Bucky Fuchs, “I'm a trans grad of Harpeth Hall and glad they reneged on their gender policy”, in The Tennessean:

Forms

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AMABs Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

AFAB

Deriveds

theymab

Hypernyms

AGAB

Translations (2)

pl AMAB (Translations) · fr AMAB (Translations)

AMAB en · X

Pronunciation

  • āʹmăb
  • /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜː(ɹ)θ/ (Received-Pronunciation) full phrase
  • /ˈeɪmæb/
  • /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜːɹθ/ (General-American) full phrase

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, acronym, alt-of) Acronym of assigned male at birth.
    • Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB. 2021, Jane Y. Xu, Michelle A. O’Connell, Lauren Notini, Ada S. Cheung, Sav Zwickl, Ken C. Pang, “Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A Potential Option For Non-Binary Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care?”, in Front Endocrinol, →DOI:
    • The sample consists of participants AMAB.

Coordinates

AFAB

Synonyms

DMAB · MAAB