gender
noun
gen·der
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plural genders
Definition of gender
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a
: a subclass within a grammatical class (such as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (such as shape, social rank, manner of existence, or sex) and that determines agreement with and selection of other words or grammatical forms
b
: membership of a word or a grammatical form in such a subclass
c
: an inflectional form (see inflection sense 3a) showing membership in such a subclass
2a
: sex sense 1a
the feminine gender
b
: the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex
c
: gender identity
Those seeking state driver's licenses in Massachusetts are closer to being able to designate their gender as "X" instead of "male" or "female." The state Senate has overwhelmingly approved a bill that would allow for the nonbinary designation on licenses.— Steve LeBlanc Facebook's message was clear when the social media network added new gender options for users on Thursday: the company is sensitive to a wide spectrum of gender identity and wants users to feel accommodated no matter where they see themselves on that spectrum.— Katy Steinmetz
gender
verb
gendered;
gendering\ ˈjen-d(ə-)riŋ
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Definition of gender (Entry 2 of 2)
: engender
Examples of gender in a Sentence
Noun
Please state your name, birth date, and gender. The adjective and noun must agree in number and gender. Some languages do not use genders.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Just recently, two anchors at New York City’s local news channel NY1 sued parent company Charter Communications for age, gender and pregnancy discrimination. — Allison Hope, Quartz at Work, "How to get a job when you’re pregnant," 19 Aug. 2019 Castrated at birth, the sly sashaying Salima exists in between the boundaries of gender. — Karen D'souza, The Mercury News, "Review: Swashbuckling world premiere ‘House of Joy’ hits and misses at Cal Shakes," 19 Aug. 2019 Eckstein has heard some pushback from some conservative parents who oppose lessons on gender and sexuality being taught in the classroom. — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, "Maryland schools aim to include LGBT and disability rights in history curriculum," 16 Aug. 2019 The gender and age of the second suspect has not been released. — Kirk Mitchell, The Denver Post, "Woman injured after Denver officer-involved shooting overnight," 16 Aug. 2019 My career has directly benefited from the twisting and shifting of western society to deal with gender and sexuality. — John Norris, Billboard, "Mykki Blanco on LGBTQ Visbility and How the Music Industry Is Changing: My Career 'Could Not Have Happened Any Sooner'," 14 Aug. 2019 It’s also been beset by accusations of gender and age discrimination as well as self-dealing. — Rani Molla, Vox, "How WeWork is trying to justify its tech company valuation," 14 Aug. 2019 This successfully tackled the issues of stereotyping of the black body, gender and sexuality issues, crime, politics, Hollywood, judiciary, music and almost every space available to public scrutiny. — Suraj Yengde, Quartz India, "In the politically impotent Indian comedy scene, Dalit humour is a class apart," 8 Aug. 2019 The good news is that this juvenile humpback, still of unknown gender, is feeding successfully at the mouth of Boston Harbor on schools of menhaden, also known locally as pogies. — Travis Andersen, BostonGlobe.com, "Makin’ a splash: There’s a humpback whale in Boston Harbor," 6 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gender.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for gender
gender
noun
gen·der
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Kids Definition of gender
: the state of being male or female : sex
gender
noun
gen·der
| \ ˈjen-dər
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Medical Definition of gender
1
: sex sense 1a
2
: the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex
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