adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/sɪsˈdʒɛndə/
General-American:/sɪsˈd͡ʒɛndɚ/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Having a gender identity which matches the sex one was assigned at birth; or, pertaining to such people.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cisgendered, nontrans, nontransgender
Antonyms: non-cisgender
2
noun
Meaning 2
A cisgender person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From cis- (“on this side of”) + gender, by analogy with transgender. First attested in 1997. Compare slightly earlier cisgendered (1994).
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
متوافق الجنس
(mutawāfiq al-jins)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Catalan:
cisgènere
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Chinese Mandarin:
順性別 /顺性别
(shùnxìngbié)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Danish:
ciskønnet
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Esperanto:
cisgenra
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Finnish:
cissukupuolinen
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
French:
cisgenre
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
French:
cissexuel
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
German:
cisgender
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
German:
cis-gender
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
German:
cis
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
German:
cisgeschlechtlich
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
German:
zisgeschlechtlich
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
German:
zissexuell
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Hungarian:
cisznemű
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Japanese:
シスジェンダー
(shisujendā)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Korean:
시스젠더
(siseujendeo)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Latin:
cisgenus
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Nepali:
त्याचलैङ्गिक व्यक्ति
(tyāclaiṅgik vyakti)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Newar:
थातंमि
(thātaṃmi)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Occitan:
cisgènere
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Polish:
cispłciowy
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Polish:
cisseksualny
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Brazilian Portuguese:
cisgênero
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
European Portuguese:
cisgénero
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Russian:
цисге́ндерный
(cisgéndɛrnyj)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Russian:
циссексуа́льный
(cissɛksuálʹnyj)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Spanish:
cisgénero
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Tamil:
சிஸ்
(cis)
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Vietnamese:
hợp giới
— having a gender the same as one's assigned sex at birth
Chinese Mandarin:
順性別者 /顺性别者
(shùnxìngbiézhě)
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
Esperanto:
cisgenrulo
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
Finnish:
cisihminen
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
Finnish:
cissukupuolinen
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
German:
Cisperson
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
Polish:
osoba cispłciowa
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
Spanish:
cisgénero
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
Spanish:
cisexual
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
Vietnamese:
người hợp giới
— person who has a gender the same as their sex
