1Relating to or denoting interaction or transfer between a male and a female.
male-to-female aggression
Example sentencesExamples
In the second analysis we examined only male-to-female violence recidivism.
It also is advisable to mention that the curriculum focuses primarily on male-to-female violence.
Using this estimate of male-to-female transmission, it would take 770 or 3333 sexual contacts respectively to reach a 50% or 95% probability of becoming infected.
Male-to-female transmission is more likely.
And yeah, when it's a male-to-female thing, the dynamic is different.
2Denoting or relating to a person whose birth sex is male and who subsequently adopts the identity or appearance of a female, especially one who has undergone gender reassignment.
the male-to-female transgendered community
Example sentencesExamples
There were highly visible male-to-female transsexuals, in key organizational positions.
Jamie's Story, which follows a male-to-female transition, will debut in June.
I have known more than a few transexuals of the male-to-female variety.
Though not the first male-to-female transsexual, she is the best known.
One partner had had a male-to-female sex change.
noun
A person whose birth sex is male and who subsequently adopts the identity or appearance of a female, especially one who has undergone gender reassignment.
people are becoming aware that transsexual doesn't only refer to male-to-females
Example sentencesExamples
Although the transgender movement is far from a unified whole, I think some of the analytical confusion surrounding it has been due to thinking of mtfs (male-to-females) and ftms (female-to-males) as part of the same phenomenon.
Broadly speaking, it was postulated that the male-to-female's motivations are individual ones, firmly rooted in personal identity.
The show follows "four unique individuals, two male-to-females and two female-to-males as they struggle to transition from one gender to the other in the midst of a grueling school year."
Definition of male-to-female in US English:
male-to-female
adjective
1Relating to or denoting interaction or transfer between a male and a female.
male-to-female aggression
Example sentencesExamples
It also is advisable to mention that the curriculum focuses primarily on male-to-female violence.
Male-to-female transmission is more likely.
Using this estimate of male-to-female transmission, it would take 770 or 3333 sexual contacts respectively to reach a 50% or 95% probability of becoming infected.
In the second analysis we examined only male-to-female violence recidivism.
And yeah, when it's a male-to-female thing, the dynamic is different.
2Denoting or relating to a person whose birth sex is male and who subsequently adopts the identity or appearance of a female, especially one who has undergone gender reassignment.
the male-to-female transgendered community
Example sentencesExamples
There were highly visible male-to-female transsexuals, in key organizational positions.
Though not the first male-to-female transsexual, she is the best known.
One partner had had a male-to-female sex change.
I have known more than a few transexuals of the male-to-female variety.
Jamie's Story, which follows a male-to-female transition, will debut in June.
noun
A person whose birth sex is male and who subsequently adopts the identity or appearance of a female, especially one who has undergone gender reassignment.
people are becoming aware that transsexual doesn't only refer to male-to-females
Example sentencesExamples
Broadly speaking, it was postulated that the male-to-female's motivations are individual ones, firmly rooted in personal identity.
Although the transgender movement is far from a unified whole, I think some of the analytical confusion surrounding it has been due to thinking of mtfs (male-to-females) and ftms (female-to-males) as part of the same phenomenon.
The show follows "four unique individuals, two male-to-females and two female-to-males as they struggle to transition from one gender to the other in the midst of a grueling school year."