"male-to-female" meaning in All languages combined

See male-to-female on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-male-to-female.wav
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} male-to-female (not comparable)
  1. (LGBTQ) Transitioning or having transitioned (in gender identity or presentation, physically, etc) from being male to being female. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-male-to-female-en-adj-bsv5JAiT Categories (other): LGBTQ, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Female, Gender, LGBTQ Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 41 3 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 33 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 31 2 17 Disambiguation of Female: 30 35 34 0 Disambiguation of Gender: 81 0 0 19 Disambiguation of LGBTQ: 74 2 1 22
  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). Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-male-to-female-en-adj-WOVK0x24 Categories (other): Electronics, English entries with incorrect language header, Female Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 41 3 10 Disambiguation of Female: 30 35 34 0 Topics: business, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, electronics, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see male, to, female. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-male-to-female-en-adj-2nC~49Kh Categories (other): Female Disambiguation of Female: 30 35 34 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: MtF, M2F, MTF, plug

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-male-to-female.wav Forms: male-to-females [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} male-to-female (plural male-to-females)
  1. A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.
    Sense id: en-male-to-female-en-noun-hSzJFBpp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Transgender Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 41 3 10 Disambiguation of Transgender: 43 0 0 57

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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