transsex

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To transition (to undergo a transition) from being one sex/gender to being another (especially by sex reassignment surgery). (Compare transgender.)
  2. To transgender; to (cause something to) change from being sexed/gendered in one way to being sexed/gendered in another way.
adj
  1. Transsexual.
noun
  1. Transsexuality, transsexualism; the state of being transsexual. (Compare transgender.)

Word forms

transsex transsexes transsexing transsexed

Etymology

From trans- + sex.

Synonyms

Related words

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