male-to-femaleadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌmeɪltəˈfiːmeɪl/, U.S.

/ˌmeɪltəˈfimeɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: male n.¹, to prep., female n.

Etymology: < male n.¹ + to prep. + female n. Compare female-to-male adj.

A. adj.

1. Designating the proportion of males in relation to females. Esp. in male-to-female ratio.

ΚΠ

1915 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Apr. 607/1 The earlier born children of a family tended to show a higher male to female ratio than the later born.

1976 Radiation Biol. Greater Wax Moth (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 13/1 A population of greater wax moths might be suppressed..by releasing moths irradiated as first-stage larvae... The resulting male-to-female ratio would be 9:1.

2011 Western Advocate (U.S.) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 14 We have some wonderful ladies who present fine programs..but the male to female percentage of presenters is about four to one.

2. Involving the transfer of something from a male to a female; spec. (a) designating the paternal transmission of a gene, etc., to female offspring; (b) designating the transmission of a virus from a male to a female.

ΚΠ

1957 Texas Rep. Biol. & Med. 15 466 Male to female transmission of the mammary tumor virus is known to occur.

1982 Jrnl. Parisitol. 68 1010/2 Evidence leading to the demonstration of male to female transfer of glucose in schistosomes.

1991 L. Walters in R. R. Faden et al. AIDS, Women, & Next Generation xi. 281 The best available data suggest that male-to-female sexual transmission is more efficient than the reverse.

2008 C. N. Mikail Public Health Genomics vi. 77 If the disorder is truly autosomal dominant, there should be both male-to-male and male-to-female transmission.

2012 M. Gallieni et al. in S. Oertelt-Prigione & V. Regitz-Zagrosek Sex & Gender Aspects in Clin. Med. vii. 89 Gender disparities in living donor transplantation are primarily due to a higher proportion of wife-to-husband donations..and a lower incidence of male-to-female grafts among nonspousal living..donor transplants.

3. Designating a person who is born male and adopts the identity or appearance of a woman; spec. designating a transsexual who has undergone gender reassignment from a male to a female; relating to or involving such a gender reassignment; abbreviated MTF.

ΚΠ

1966 H. Benjamin Transsexual Phenomenon 165 Male-to-female transsexuals are still chromosomally males while ostensibly females.

1966 Jet 8 Dec. 26 One of the first two male-to-female changes was on a Negro patient... More than 100 transsexuals are on the ‘waiting list’.

1994 J. T. Sears Bound by Diversity 84 At this year's Michigan Womyn's Music Festival.., four postoperative male-to-female (MTF) transsexuals were thrown out for violating the ‘womyn born womyn only’ policy.

2005 Financial Adviser (Nexis) 21 Apr. A male-to-female transgenderist would generally be disadvantaged when applying for life insurance contracts.

B. n.

A person who is born male and adopts the identity or appearance of a woman; spec. a male-to-female transsexual. Cf. sense A. 3.

ΚΠ

1977 B. Liddick in S. Wilson et al. Human Sexuality xii. 319/2 Female-to-male transsexuals.., even with slight builds,..blend into society. Some male-to-females with strong features and rangy bodies stand out.

1999 Village Voice (Nexis) 5 Oct. 212 For the..lead, she interviewed every butch lesbian and transgender actor she could find, but not men or male-to-females, insisting that the base person should be a biological woman.

2008 S. Mackenzie in T. O'Keefe & K. Fox Trans People in Love i. 8 In San Francisco we met our first flesh-and-blood trannie, a male to female (MTF) of extraordinary insight.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	male-to-female
释义	male-to-femaleadj.n. Brit. /ˌmeɪltəˈfiːmeɪl/, U.S. /ˌmeɪltəˈfimeɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: male n.¹, to prep., female n. Etymology: < male n.¹ + to prep. + female n. Compare female-to-male adj. A. adj. 1. Designating the proportion of males in relation to females. Esp. in male-to-female ratio. ΚΠ 1915 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Apr. 607/1 The earlier born children of a family tended to show a higher male to female ratio than the later born. 1976 Radiation Biol. Greater Wax Moth (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 13/1 A population of greater wax moths might be suppressed..by releasing moths irradiated as first-stage larvae... The resulting male-to-female ratio would be 9:1. 2011 Western Advocate (U.S.) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 14 We have some wonderful ladies who present fine programs..but the male to female percentage of presenters is about four to one. 2. Involving the transfer of something from a male to a female; spec. (a) designating the paternal transmission of a gene, etc., to female offspring; (b) designating the transmission of a virus from a male to a female. ΚΠ 1957 Texas Rep. Biol. & Med. 15 466 Male to female transmission of the mammary tumor virus is known to occur. 1982 Jrnl. Parisitol. 68 1010/2 Evidence leading to the demonstration of male to female transfer of glucose in schistosomes. 1991 L. Walters in R. R. Faden et al. AIDS, Women, & Next Generation xi. 281 The best available data suggest that male-to-female sexual transmission is more efficient than the reverse. 2008 C. N. Mikail Public Health Genomics vi. 77 If the disorder is truly autosomal dominant, there should be both male-to-male and male-to-female transmission. 2012 M. Gallieni et al. in S. Oertelt-Prigione & V. Regitz-Zagrosek Sex & Gender Aspects in Clin. Med. vii. 89 Gender disparities in living donor transplantation are primarily due to a higher proportion of wife-to-husband donations..and a lower incidence of male-to-female grafts among nonspousal living..donor transplants. 3. Designating a person who is born male and adopts the identity or appearance of a woman; spec. designating a transsexual who has undergone gender reassignment from a male to a female; relating to or involving such a gender reassignment; abbreviated MTF. ΚΠ 1966 H. Benjamin Transsexual Phenomenon 165 Male-to-female transsexuals are still chromosomally males while ostensibly females. 1966 Jet 8 Dec. 26 One of the first two male-to-female changes was on a Negro patient... More than 100 transsexuals are on the ‘waiting list’. 1994 J. T. Sears Bound by Diversity 84 At this year's Michigan Womyn's Music Festival.., four postoperative male-to-female (MTF) transsexuals were thrown out for violating the ‘womyn born womyn only’ policy. 2005 Financial Adviser (Nexis) 21 Apr. A male-to-female transgenderist would generally be disadvantaged when applying for life insurance contracts. B. n. A person who is born male and adopts the identity or appearance of a woman; spec. a male-to-female transsexual. Cf. sense A. 3. ΚΠ 1977 B. Liddick in S. Wilson et al. Human Sexuality xii. 319/2 Female-to-male transsexuals.., even with slight builds,..blend into society. Some male-to-females with strong features and rangy bodies stand out. 1999 Village Voice (Nexis) 5 Oct. 212 For the..lead, she interviewed every butch lesbian and transgender actor she could find, but not men or male-to-females, insisting that the base person should be a biological woman. 2008 S. Mackenzie in T. O'Keefe & K. Fox Trans People in Love i. 8 In San Francisco we met our first flesh-and-blood trannie, a male to female (MTF) of extraordinary insight. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1915
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