Word of the Day: Gender
Use the word “gender” when speaking about the differences among animals or people. A person is either male or female. This is an important word to understand when filling out application forms or forms for government agencies.
Gender:
- male
- female
Sometimes the word “sex” is used in place of gender. What’s the person’s sex? What’s the person’s gender? These questions have the same meaning.
- What’s the gender of the child?
- The expectant parents asked the doctor not to reveal their baby’s gender.
- It’s not legal in the United States to discriminate on the basis of gender.
- Sometimes it’s necessary to segregate students according to gender.
- Gender roles are changing. Now it’s not uncommon for a man to stay home and take care of the children while his wife works.
- Many countries in the world struggle with gender equality.
Essential English Dictionary
Visit the Popular English Words Beginning with G page to see the list of all words starting with letter G. For seeing the HiCafe dictionary, visit the Popular English Words with Meaning page.
