Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Born of woman.
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Examples
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But then along came not just drag queens but, with medical advances, transsexuality and transitioning, and now we have “radicals” absolutely insisting on being a “woman-born woman” — in other words, radical feminism has been flipped on its head.
On Transgender, Transsexuals, and Entrenching the Binary Gender System 2006
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Wise is the woman-born warrior Dragons who dauntless dares;
Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991
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Wise is the woman-born warrior Dragons who dauntless dares;
Smart Dragons, Foolish Elves Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1991
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But to none among men, if so be thou art woman-born, has my heart gone out as it has to thee -- thoughtful, wise, and courteous; but something of a small imp. '
Kim Rudyard Kipling 1900
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There was an indefinable majesty, a moral glory, a tender grace, an ineffable attractiveness in this Man, which was immediately appreciated by the greatest of woman-born, because of his own intrinsic nobility and greatness of soul.
John the Baptist 1888
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Nay! for that matter, neither is St. Michael woman-born.
The Well of Saint Clare Anatole France 1884
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From mythology, the archetype that suits the violent-type woman is Athena who claims she was not of woman-born, but instead emerged whole from her father Zeus 'head.
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The (woman-born-)sister of one of the children discusses her (trans)sister’s discomfort with puberty.
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But to none among men, if so be thou art woman-born, has my heart gone out as it has to thee — thoughtful, wise, and courteous; but something of a small imp.’
Kim 2003
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