male-to-female

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Adjective

male-to-female (not comparable)

  1. (LGBTQ) Transfeminine; transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female.
    Synonyms: MtF, MTF, M2F
    Coordinate term: female-to-male
  2. (electronics, of an adapter) That changes a male end (with pins, usually a plug) of a connection into a female one (usually a socket).
    Antonym: female-to-male
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see male,‎ to,‎ female.
    The male-to-female ratio is 5-to-3.

Noun

male-to-female (plural male-to-females)

  1. A male-to-female transgender person; a trans woman.

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