gender

¹gen·der

noun \ˈjen-dər\

Definition of GENDER

1

a : a subclass within a grammatical class (as noun, pronoun, adjective, or verb) of a language that is partly arbitrary but also partly based on distinguishable characteristics (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 showing membership in such a subclass

2

a : sex <the feminine gender> b : the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex

Examples of GENDER

1. Please state your name, birth date, and gender.
2. The adjective and noun must agree in number and gender.
3. Some languages do not use genders.

Origin of GENDER

Middle English gendre, from Anglo-French genre, gendre, from Latin gener-, genus birth, race, kind, gender — more at kin

First Known Use: 14th century

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Rhymes with GENDER

bender, blender, fender, lender, mender, render, sender, slender, spender, splendor, tender, vendor