Guwahati: The definition of “man and woman” has been updated in the Cambridge Dictionary. The new definitions of ‘woman’ and’man’ include people who identify as a gender other than their biological sex.
According to the latest update, a ‘Man’ is “an adult who lives and identifies as a male though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”
The definition of ‘Woman’ includes “an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.”
Two examples of man as per the definition now include: “Mark is a trans man (= a man who was said to be female when they were born)” and “their doctor encouraged them to live as a man for a while before undergoing surgical transition”.
For “Woman” the examples state: “She was the first trans woman elected to a national office” and “Mary is a woman who was assigned male at birth”.
The update has sparked outrage from various segments of society and is currently being discussed on social media.