Afab Definition & Meaning

American

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AFAB American

abbreviation

1. assigned female at birth.

Usage

What does AFAB mean? AFAB stands for "assigned female at birth."When a person's gender identity is different from the female sex they were assigned at birth, for example, they might share that they were AFAB.How is AFAB pronounced?[ ey-fab ]What are some other forms related to [AFAB]?DFAB, “designated female at birth”

Example Sentences

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Ariel's refusal to wear a corset despite it being a social faux pas to be seen without one at the time is very similar to autistic women and AFAB's discomfort with wearing bras.

From Salon

Innocent is one of many cisgender women who participate in drag, sometimes referred to as “AFAB” or “Assigned Female At Birth Queens.”

From Seattle Times

As Mr. Grrrl put it, “Right now, if you don’t have an ‘AFAB performer,’” — meaning a cisgender woman, trans man or nonbinary person dressed as a drag queen — “or a drag king in your lineup, you’re doing it wrong.”

From New York Times

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