sex assignment

[ seks uh-sahyn-muhnt ]

noun

1. the determination or assignment of a baby’s sex, based on the appearance of external reproductive organs, and, sometimes, chromosomal testing.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sex assignment¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Abortion, euthanasia and transgender sex assignment are all very personal decisions and should not be controlled through laws that are based on religious beliefs.

From Washington Post

While striking sex assignment from a birth certificate might relieve parents of the pressure to pick a box when their child is born, the core issue of bodily autonomy still hasn’t been addressed, said Zieselman.

From Seattle Times

And of sex assignment surgeries like the one that led to the tragic suicide of David Reimer, raised as a girl after a botched circumcision in infancy destroyed his penis and led doctors to surgically reassign his gender.

From New York Times

Republican Fred Deutsch’s 2016 House bill would have required trans students to use restrooms and locker rooms based on their chromosomal and anatomical sex assignment at birth.

From Washington Times

You can leave the Eurozone, you can dismiss your particular God, you can leave behind your original sex assignment, you can leave your partner.

From Salon