"woman-born-woman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: women-born-women [plural]
Etymology: Coined by second-wave feminists to distinguish cisgender women from transgender women. Head templates: {{en-noun|women-born-women}} woman-born-woman (plural women-born-women)
  1. (feminism) A cisgender woman; a cis woman. Wikipedia link: Second-wave feminism Categories (topical): Female, Feminism, Gender, Transgender Synonyms: cis woman, womyn-born-womyn, WBW [abbreviation]

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