cisgirl en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈsɪsɡɝl/ (General-American)
- /ˈsɪsɡɜːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From cis- + girl.
Meanings
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(informal) A cisgender woman or girl.
Crossdresser, drag queen, transwoman or cisgirl laying it on thick, nobody had the guts to ask.
2017, K. C. Alexander, Nanoshock, unnumbered page:Simply to say this novel clearly illustrates that transgirls issues face the same issues of cisgirls, and then some.
2018, Mary Ann Harlan, The Girl-Positive Library: Inspiring Confidence, Creativity, and Curiosity in Young Women, page 68:The notion of “puberty” in this context reduced various kinds of maturation that cisgirls typically experience down to a single threshold event, menarche.
2019, Ashwini Tambe, Defining Girlhood in India: A Transnational History of Sexual Maturity Laws, unnumbered page:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cisgirls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |