FTM

noun \ ˌef-(ˌ)tē-ˈem \

Definition of FTM

plural FTMs or FTM's

: 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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Origin and Etymology of ftm

female to male

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First Known Use: 1991

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