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shemale

noun
/ˈʃi.meɪl/US

Etymology

From she- + male.

  1. derived from mǫl — “layer of pebbles”
  2. derived from *malъ✻
  3. derived from melr — “sandhill”
  4. derived from mele — “meal, flour”
  5. inherited from male — “bag, pouch”
  6. derived from mael — “prince”
  7. prefixed as shemale — “she + male”

Definitions

  1. A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person

    A male-to-female transsexual or transgender person; a trans woman.

  2. A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors

    A male animal which displays female traits or behaviors; for example, a male reptile which gives off female pheromones.

    • She-male garter snakes exploit the amorous attentions of other males to warm up.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for shemale. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA