gender
Translation
gender, sex
Examples
Please state your name, age, and gender.
Please state your name, age, and gender.
Gender equality is an important issue.
Gender equality is an important issue.
In French, 'table' is of the feminine gender.
In French, 'table' is of the feminine gender.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) gender the state of being male or female What is the baby's gender?
((a/the)) gender (in grammar) a class of nouns In French, nouns have a gender.
Similar Words
Synonyms: sex
Etymology
From Latin 'genus' meaning 'kind, sort, race', from the root 'gen-' meaning 'to beget, to produce'.
Memory Tips
Shares a root with 'generate' and 'gene'. Think of it as relating to the 'kind' or 'type' one is born as or identifies with.