gender

noun
UK: /ˈdʒendə(r)/
US: /ˈdʒendər/

  1. The state of being male or female.

    1. What's your gender, boy or girl?
    2. The study analyzed data based on gender and socioeconomic status.

  2. A range of identities that do not correspond to established ideas of male and female.

    1. They asked about my gender identity.
    2. The organization advocates for the rights of all genders within society.

  3. The grammatical class into which nouns are divided.

    1. In French, 'table' is a feminine gender noun.
    2. Some languages use gender to classify nouns and pronouns.

Synonyms

sex type identity
gender verb

  1. Assign a gender to.

    1. They gendered the baby as male.
    2. The system genders each profile based on user-provided information.

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "gender" in English means: The state of being male or female., A range of identities that do not correspond to established ideas of male and female., The grammatical class into which nouns are divided..

The phonetic transcription of "gender" is /ˈdʒendə(r)/ in British English and /ˈdʒendər/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "gender": sex, type, identity.

Example usage of "gender": "What's your gender, boy or girl?". More examples on the page.