assigned gender
noun[U]
uk/əˌsaɪnd ˈdʒen.dər/us/əˌsaɪnd ˈdʒen.dɚ/(alsobirth-assigned gender)thegenderthat someone is said to be when they arebornthat is usuallybasedontheirbody:
Her earlymusicwasrecordedunder herbirthnameandassignedgender.
Somepeoplemoveaway fromtheirbirth-assignedgenderbecause theyfeelstronglythat theyproperlybelongto anothergender.
Just as we areassignedasexatbirth, we are alsoassignedagender, andourassignedgenderusuallyreflectsourassignedsex.
Compare
affirmed gender
sexnoun(MALE/FEMALE)
See also
AFAB
AMAB
- When he went throughpuberty, thethoughtshe hadgrownup with about not being his birth-assignedgendersuddenlyhad afocalpoint.
- Somechildrenmayresistplayingwith thetoysthat aretypicalfortheirassignedgender.
- A cisgenderpersonis one whoseassignedgendermatchestheirgenderidentity.
- Gender dysphoria is thedistresscausedby discordance between one'sassignedgenderatbirthand thegenderoneidentifiesas.