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gender

Definition

  • noun: the state of being male or female
  • noun: 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
  • synonyms: sex, engender, kind

Examples

  • The adjective and noun must agree in number and 'gender'.

  • Please state your name, birth date, and 'gender'.

  • a pop star famous for his 'gender-bending'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) hot cock on a rock, she never even picked up the little noise and snot factory! So, here I am, being your mother, which I know is giving you all sorts of mixed-up ideas about gender, while your brain is still loose and stupid. Just remember, if you become a queer later in life, this isn't my fault! (..)
    2018 TvShow: BoJack Horseman Title: Free Churro Season: 5 Episode 6