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cissexual

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Having a gender identity which matches one's birth sex; for example, identifying as male and having (been born with) male genitalia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, uncommon

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: transsexual

History

Etymology

From cis- + sexual, by analogy with transsexual, after the slightly earlier (1991) German zissexuell.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Polish: cisseksualny — having a gender identity which matches one's birth sex
  • Spanish: cisexual — having a gender identity which matches one's birth sex