cisgender

or cis-gen·der

[ sis-jen-der ]

adjective

1. Also cisgendered. noting or relating to a person whose gender identity corresponds with that person’s sex assigned at birth.

noun

1. a person who is cisgender.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cisgender¹

First recorded in 1990–95; cis- ( def 3 ) + gender ¹none; modeled on transgender ( def )

Example Sentences

“Scientifically, trans masculine and trans men have better butts than cisgender men ... as professional judges, we’ve been looking at everyone’s butt.”

From Los Angeles Times

And the “parental rights” the group seeks to create would effectively give parents the authority to demand that their children only ever be around cisgender kids.

From Slate

ADF is representing a Christian therapist challenging a Washington state ban on conversion therapy, the practice of trying to convince LGBTQ+ clients that they are straight or cisgender.

From Slate

People were worried that clinicians were providing drugs like puberty blockers and hormones without the proper assessment, and that a rise in referrals meant that thousands of cisgender children would now be forced to live as adults with permanent body issues caused by inappropriate medications they’d been given as teens.

From Slate

For one thing, it never once discusses the potential harms of going through cisgender puberty for transgender children.

From Slate