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ASSIGNED MALE BIRTH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-09-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Sociology
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- assigned male at birth
1, record 1, English, assigned%20male%20at%20birth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- AMAB 1, record 1, English, AMAB
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- male assigned at birth 2, record 1, English, male%20assigned%20at%20birth
correct
- MAAB 2, record 1, English, MAAB
correct
- MAAB 2, record 1, English, MAAB
- designated male at birth 3, record 1, English, designated%20male%20at%20birth
correct
- DMAB 3, record 1, English, DMAB
correct
- DMAB 3, record 1, English, DMAB
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
AMAB/MAAB ... refer to what gender you were assigned at birth (in this case male, thus you are expected to be a boy/man), and are important because many trans people use them as a way to talk about their gender identity without being pinned down to more essentialist narratives about their "sex" or what gender they "used to be." 4, record 1, English, - assigned%20male%20at%20birth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Sociologie
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- à qui on a attribué le sexe masculin à la naissance 1, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20qui%20on%20a%20attribu%C3%A9%20le%20sexe%20masculin%20%C3%A0%20la%20naissance
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- à qui on a assigné le sexe masculin à la naissance 2, record 1, French, %C3%A0%20qui%20on%20a%20assign%C3%A9%20le%20sexe%20masculin%20%C3%A0%20la%20naissance
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
- Sociología
- Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- sexo masculino asignado al nacer
1, record 1, Spanish, sexo%20masculino%20asignado%20al%20nacer
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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