AMAB
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: āʹmăb, IPA(key): /ˈeɪmæb/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜː(ɹ)θ/ (full phrase)
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈsaɪnd meɪl æt bɜːɹθ/ (full phrase)
- Rhymes: -eɪmæb
Phrase
AMAB
- (LGBTQ) Acronym of assigned male at birth.
- 2021, Jane Y. Xu, Michelle A. O’Connell, Lauren Notini, Ada S. Cheung, Sav Zwickl, Ken C. Pang, “Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators: A Potential Option For Non-Binary Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care?”, in Front Endocrinol, :
- Gender-affirming hormone therapy may involve testosterone for trans people assigned female at birth (AFAB) and estradiol and anti-androgens for trans people AMAB.
Adjective
AMAB (not comparable)
Noun
AMAB (plural AMABs)
- (LGBTQ) An AMAB person.
- Coordinate term: AFAB
- 2022 September 2, Bucky Fuchs, “I'm a trans grad of Harpeth Hall and glad they reneged on their gender policy”, in The Tennessean[1]:
- I don’t mean that trans AFABs have an easier experience than trans AMABs (Assigned Male At Birth). Each requires different resources and support. If Harpeth Hall doesn't have those for AFABs, they certainly don’t have them for AMABs.