gender

[jen-der] / ˈdʒɛn dər /

NOUN

grammatical rules applying to nouns that connote sex or animateness

Synonyms

STRONG

common feminine masculine neuter

Example Sentences

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The clinical trial, called Pathways, was set to involve children who are distressed about their gender and currently accessing gender services.

From BBC

Hall, a professor at Britain's University of Southampton known for her pioneering research into web systems, said that the gender imbalance had long been stark.

From Barron's

"It cuts across income groups, age, gender and urban/rural regions and is embedded in everyday social life."

From BBC

The police chief said officers were combing through thousands of the suspect's social media posts, but added that Dorgan's gender identity was "irrelevant to the investigation at this point".

From BBC

Evie and its contemporaries stepped in to fill the gender gap.

From The Wall Street Journal