Definition of genders Genders
/ʤɛˈndɚz/ - [jenderz] -
We found 3 definitions of genders from 2 different sources.
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Wiktionary 
- genders (Noun)
Plural of gender.
Part of speech
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NounPlural: genders |
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| gender - a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness | ||
| grammatical gender | ||
| grammatical category, syntactic category (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties | ||
| feminine a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female | ||
| masculine a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to males or to objects classified as male | ||
| gender - the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles; "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus" | ||
| sex, sexuality | ||
| physiological property a property having to do with the functioning of the body | ||
| maleness, masculinity the properties characteristic of the male sex | ||
| androgyny, bisexuality, hermaphroditism showing characteristics of both sexes | ||
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Wiktionary
- gender (Noun)
A division of nouns and pronouns and sometimes of other parts of speech, such as masculine, feminine, neuter or common. - gender (Noun)
The biological sex of an individual usually male or female. - gender (Noun)
The mental analogue of sex: one's maleness masculinity or femaleness femininity. - gender (Noun)
The socio-cultural phenomenon of the division of people into various categories such as " male" and " female", with each having associated clothing, roles, stereotypes, etc. - gender (Verb)
To assign a gender to; to perceive as having a gender, or having been authored etc. by someone of that gender. - gender (Verb)
To engender. - gender (Verb)
To breed.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- gender (n.)
Kind; sort. - gender (n.)
Sex, male or female. - gender (n.)
A classification of nouns, primarily according to sex; and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed quality associated with sex. - gender (n.)
To beget; to engender. - gender (v. i.)
To copulate; to breed.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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gender
Either of two main divisions (either male or female) into which many organisms can be placed, according to reproductive function or organs. -
gender
Arbitrarily specified category of a word as used in some languages, governing the agreement between words. -
gender
To become pregnant.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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gender
jen′dėr, v.t. to beget.—v.i. (B.) to copulate. [An abbrev. of engender.] -
gender
jen′dėr, n. kind, esp. with regard to sex: (gram.) the distinction of nouns according to sex. [Fr. genre—L. genus, generis, a kind, kin.]
Wikipedia 
- Gender is a commonly used word for a person's sex (male or female). When people use the word gender in this way, it is often because "sex" has many other meanings, making it easy to misunderstand.
