gender
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈd͡ʒɛndə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English gendre, borrowed from Old French gendre, borrowed from Latin genere (“type, kind”). Doublet of genre and genus. The verb developed after the noun.
Related words
grammatical gender
family line
male and female
distinction by sex
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