First Known Use: 14th century
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1gender
noun gen·der \ˈjen-dər\
: the state of being male or female
grammar : one of the categories (masculine, feminine, and neuter) into which words (such as nouns, adjectives, and pronouns) are divided in many languages
Full 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
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Origin of GENDER
Middle English gendre, from Anglo-French genre, gendre, from Latin gener-, genus birth, race, kind, gender — more at kin
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2gender
verb
gen·deredgen·der·ing \-d(ə-)riŋ\
Definition of GENDER
: engender
Origin of GENDER
Middle English gendren, from Anglo-French gendrer, from Latin generare — more at generate
First Known Use: 14th century
GENDER Defined for Kids
gender
noun gen·der \ˈjen-dər\
Definition of GENDER for Kids
: the state of being male or female : sex
Medical Dictionary
gender
noun gen·der \ˈjen-dər\
Medical Definition of GENDER
1
: sex 1
2
: the behavioral, cultural, or psychological traits typically associated with one sex
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