Woman-born-woman

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A cisgender woman; a cis woman.

    "To the extent that she can pull it off, her gender is babe. But at Stayfree her babe outfit (long hair, big shirt, leggings, flats) makes her feel like an interloper—like some rude woman-born-woman intent on boycotting femininity because she can take it for granted."

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"To the extent that she can pull it off, her gender is babe. But at Stayfree her babe outfit (long hair, big shirt, leggings, flats) makes her feel like an interloper—like some rude woman-born-woman intent on boycotting femininity because she can take it for granted."

Etymology

Coined by second-wave feminists to distinguish cisgender women from transgender women.

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