different between mtf vs transwoman

Chinese

Noun

mtf

1. Alternative letter-case form of MtF (“trans woman”)

Anagrams

• FTM, FtM, ftm

English

Etymology

From trans- +? woman or trans +? woman.

Noun

transwoman (plural transwomen)

1. alternative spelling of trans woman
   • 2007, Reid Vanderburgh, Transition and Beyond: Observations on Gender Identity:

     She had been attracted to Sharon from the time they met, but had not felt comfortable with the idea of dating a transwoman.

   • 2010, Gayle Salamon, Assuming a Body: Transgender and Rhetorics of Materiality:

     A transwoman is thus required to fashion her own body as a blank in order to gain a document that is not itself a blank; the document will not speak her sex until her body fails to.

   • 2012, Nicholas M. Teich, Transgender 101: A Simple Guide to a Complex Issue:

     Conversely, if you are a lesbian-identified transwoman who was legally married to a woman prior to transition, some people may claim your union is now illegal because it is presently a same-sex marriage.

Usage notes

• See usage notes about trans woman.

References

• “transwoman”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• transwoman at OneLook Dictionary Search
• transwoman, trans woman at Google Ngram Viewer