ciswoman

Gender-aligned birth female

A ciswoman is a woman whose gender identity matches the female sex assigned at her birth—as distinguished from a trans woman, whose gender identity differs from her birth assignment.

The prefix cis- comes from Latin meaning "on the same side as," opposite of trans- ("across").

Also spelled as two words: cis woman.

biology

estrogen

Female reproductive hormone

pregnancy · childbirth · chromosomes · hormones · lactation · breastfeeding · mammogram · menopause · fallopian · contraception

social

femininity

Female nature or character

femme · motherhood · maternity · nurturing · caregiver · maternal · wife · family · domesticity · homemaker

discourse

privilege

Exclusive right or benefit

representation · awareness · acceptance · diversity · heteronormativity · TERF

Opposites
gender identity alignment

ciswomantrans woman

Female after transition

transwoman · trans person · MTF · male-to-female

gender identity category

ciswomancisman

Male aligned with birth assignment

cis man · trans man · transman

Family

cis, woman, women, womanly, womanhood, cisgender

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