gender

  1. Noun.  (grammar) A division of nouns and pronouns (and sometimes of other parts of speech), such as masculine, feminine, neuter or common.
  2. Noun.  (obsolete) A division between classes or kinds. (rfex, but other senses wouldn’t be bad too) .
  3. Noun.  The mental analog of sex: one's maleness, femaleness, etc., as seen from their own perspective.
  4. Noun.  A socio-cultural phenomenon that divides people into various categories such as "male" and "female," with each having associated dress, roles, stereotypes, etc.
  5. Verb.  to engender.

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This entry was last updated on RefTopia from its source on 3/20/2012.