genders
|gen-ders|
🇺🇸
/ˈdʒɛndərz/
🇬🇧
/ˈdʒendəz/
(gender)
identity classification
Etymology
'gender' originates from Old French, specifically the word 'gendre', ultimately from Latin 'genus', where 'genus' meant 'kind, type'.
'gender' changed from Old French 'gendre' (and Middle English 'gendre') and eventually became the modern English word 'gender'.
Initially it meant 'kind' or 'type'; over time it came to refer to grammatical classes and later to social and identity categories associated with sex.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
plural of 'gender': categories (social, cultural, or identity-based) used to describe roles, behaviors, and identities associated with being male, female, non-binary, etc.
Different societies recognize different genders and associated roles.
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Noun 2
plural of 'gender' referring to grammatical categories (e.g., masculine, feminine, neuter) used in some languages.
Classical languages often have multiple genders, such as masculine and feminine genders.
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Noun 3
plural of 'gender' when used (sometimes interchangeably with 'sex') to refer to biological or physiological categories, though usage and nuance differ.
The study compared health outcomes across different genders.
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Last updated: 2025/12/28 15:38