English Explanatory Dictionary

theyfab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A non-binary person who was assigned female at birth, often one that does not change their physical appearance.

Pronunciation

thāʹfăb /ˈðeɪfæb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-theyfab.wav

Word forms

theyfab theyfabs

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tóy Proto-Germanic *þai Proto-Norse *ᚦᚨᛁᛉ (*þaiʀ) Old Norse þeirbor. Middle English þei English they Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *sek- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Italic *seknom Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *seknāō Latin signō Latin assignōlbor. Old French assignerbor. Middle English assignen English assign English assigned Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-der. Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-m̥h₁n-éh₂ Proto-Italic *θēmanā Proto-Italic *fēmanā Latin fēmina Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin fēmella Old French femelebor. Middle English femele Middle English female English female Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Germanic *at Old English æt Middle English at English at Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *bʰértisder. Proto-Germanic *burþiz Old Norse burðrbor. Middle English birthe English birth English AFAB English theyfab Blend of they + AFAB (“assigned female at birth”). The first known use is from December 2016 on Twitter.

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