Dictionary

transgirl en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio
• /ˈtɹænz.ɡɜɹl/ (General-American)

Etymology

Blend of transgender + girl, equivalent to trans- + girl or trans + girl.

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative spelling of trans girl.
   alt of trans girl
   • Parent of a 6-year-old transgirl 2013, Stephanie Brill, Rachel Pepper, The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals, →ISBN:
   • Sitting on my stomach, a few inches from my face, was a miniature French version of the transgirl I should have been—a girl too brave, too honest, too strong, too much of a person not to be herself. 2012, Joy Ladin, Through the Door of Life: A Jewish Journey between Genders, →ISBN, page 72:
   • But it seemed there was never a flinch or second thought on his part about being with a transgirl, even when they started having sex, some few months into the relationship. 2007, Cris Beam, Transparent: Love, Family, and Living the T with Transgender Teenagers, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, →ISBN, page 199:

Forms

Relateds

transwoman