Main Entry:

trans·sex·u·al

Variant(s):

also tran·sex·u·al \(ˌ)tran(t)s-ˈsek-sh(ə-)wəl, -shəl\

Function:

noun

Date:

1957

: a person who strongly identifies with the opposite sex and may seek to live as a member of this sex especially by undergoing surgery and hormone therapy to obtain the necessary physical appearance (as by changing the external sex organs)

— transsexual adjective

— trans·sex·u·al·ism also tran·sex·u·al·ism \-sh(ə-)wə-ˌli-zəm, -shə-ˌli-\ noun

— trans·sex·u·al·i·ty also tran·sex·u·al·i·ty \-ˌsek-shə-ˈwa-lə-tē\ noun