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Definition of Genders

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 Genders from wikipedia

- America; these are often referred to as third genders (and fourth genders, etc.). Most scholars agree that gender is a central characteristic for social organization...
- Genders is the surname of: William Genders (1890–1971), British cyclist in the 1920 Olympics Roy Genders (1913–1985), English cricketer Anselm Genders...
- female genders. In the case of languages which have masculine and feminine genders, the relation between biological **** and grammatical gender tends to...
- individual's gender identity and gender role in the particular culture in which they live. Most cultures use a gender binary, having two genders (boys/men...
- woman, or other gender identity Gender mainstreaming, the public policy concept of ****essing the implications for people of different genders of a planned...
- adhere to a fixed gender identity; their genders change depending on time, place and situation, combining elements from one or more genders at different times...
- Some cultures have specific gender roles that are distinct from "man" and "woman." These are often referred to as third genders. In Samoan culture, or Faʻa...
- genders: men, women, and a third gender. Buginese society has identified five genders. Androgyny has sometimes also been proposed as a third gender....
- recognized more than two genders. The Navajo people are one group who historically recognized between four and five gender identities, one of them being...
- incorporated the proposition of genders besides women and men, or gender identities outside of the gender binary. Gender inequality is measured annually...