"cisgirl" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cisgirls [plural]
Etymology: cis- + girl Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|cis|girl}} cis- + girl Head templates: {{en-noun}} cisgirl (plural cisgirls)
  1. (informal) A cisgender woman or girl. Tags: informal Categories (topical): Female people, Gender, LGBT, Transgender Synonyms: cis woman Hypernyms: cis person
    Sense id: en-cisgirl-en-noun-M2zzwwOC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with cis-

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2018, Mary Ann Harlan, The Girl-Positive Library: Inspiring Confidence, Creativity, and Curiosity in Young Women, page 68",
          "text": "Simply to say this novel clearly illustrates that transgirls issues face the same issues of cisgirls, and then some.",
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