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

- ****-based social constructs (i.e. gender roles) as well as gender expression. Most cultures use a gender binary, in which gender is divided into two categories...
- Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the...
- A gender role, or **** role, are social norms deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on their gender or ****. Gender roles are usually centered...
- Non-binary and gender**** are umbrella terms for gender identities that are outside the male/female gender binary. Non-binary identities often fall under...
- Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress a person experiences due to a mismatch between their gender identity—their personal sense of their own gender—and...
- A transgender (often shortened to trans) person is someone whose gender identity differs from that typically ****ociated with the **** they were ****igned...
- 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 wars may refer to: Conflict between the anti-gender movement and its opponents Conflict between different feminist views on transgender topics Gender...
- Gender inequality is the social phenomenon in which people are not treated equally on the basis of gender. This inequality can be caused by gender discrimination...
- Gender identity is the personal sense of one's own gender. Gender identity can correlate with a person's ****igned **** or can differ from it. In most individuals...