noun
gender
JEN-der/ˈdʒendər/
A category describing people in relation to sex, identity, and social roles
The three adults express their gender through their chosen presentation.
Etymology
Latin genus named a kind or class, including a category of sex. English gender likewise moved from classification to sex, then developed a use emphasizing social attributes rather than biological qualities alone.
In context
there's biological sex and then there's gender and that's a social construct
More examples
- The discussion explored gender and social expectations.
- The form allowed several gender descriptions.
- She studies how gender shapes people's experiences.
Forms
gender