The Only Use of
gender
in
The Giver
- "What gender is it?" Lily asked.
p. 7.4gender = male or female
Definitions:
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(1)
(gender as in: gender discrimination) male or female
or (especially regarding self-identification): the state of being male, female, or in any of many trans categoriesWhile the word sex can almost always be substituted for this meaning of gender, gender is typically used in reference to cultural or social differences, while sex is typically used for biological differences. -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Less commonly, gender can refer to a grammatical categories. In some languages (not modern English), nouns that are not distinguishable by biological sex, can still have a feminine or masculine gender.