Definition of GENDER. Meaning of GENDER. Synonyms of GENDER

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Definition of GENDER

Gender
Gender Gen"der, n. [OF. genre, gendre (with excrescent d.), F. genre, fr. L. genus, generis, birth, descent, race, kind, gender, fr. the root of genere, gignere, to beget, in pass., to be born, akin to E. kin. See Kin, and cf. Generate, Genre, Gentle, Genus.] 1. Kind; sort. [Obs.] ``One gender of herbs.' --Shak. 2. Sex, male or female. [Obs. or Colloq.] 3. (Gram.) A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex; and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated with sex. Gender is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only. Sex is natural distinction and applies to living objects. --R. Morris. Note: Adjectives and pronouns are said to vary in gender when the form is varied according to the gender of the words to which they refer.
Gender
Gender Gen"der, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Gendered; p. pr. & vb. n. Gendering.] [OF. gendrer, fr. L. generare. See Gender, n.] To beget; to engender.
Gender
Gender Gen"der, v. i. To copulate; to breed. [R.] --Shak.

Meaning of GENDER from wikipedia

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- Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress a person experiences due to inconsistency between their gender identity—their personal sense of their own gender—and...
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- A gender role, or **** role, is a social norm deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on their gender or ****. Gender roles are usually centered...
- Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the...
- Non-binary or gender**** gender identities are those that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under the transgender...
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- In linguistics, a grammatical gender system is a specific form of a noun class system, where nouns are ****igned to gender categories that are often not...
- Gender-affirming surgery (GAS) is a surgical procedure, or series of procedures, that alters a person's physical appearance and ****ual characteristics...
- Look up genderism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Genderism may refer to: Discrimination against non-binary people, discrimination against people...