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FTM

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\ ˌef-(ˌ)tē-ˈem How to pronounce FTM (audio) \
plural FTMs or FTM's

Definition of FTM

: a transgender man For many FTMs, mastectomy came first because breasts, especially large ones, made it difficult to live a man.— Joanne Meyerowitz, How Sex Changed, 2002

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First Known Use of FTM

1991, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for FTM

female to male

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“FTM.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/FTM. Accessed 30 Jun. 2022.

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