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Third gender
A category (a gender), present in societies which recognize three or more genders, which is neither male nor female; in some societies, the category may contain individuals who are intersex or androgynous, while other societies may categorize transgender people into it. (Compare fourth gender.)
📖 Definitions of "Third gender"
noun
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A category (a gender), present in societies which recognize three or more genders, which is neither male nor female; in some societies, the category may contain individuals who are intersex or androgynous, while other societies may categorize transgender people into it. (Compare fourth gender.)
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Third gender"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gendertrashnoun | (derogatory or humorous) People of gender identities or gender expressions not represented by the gender binary or conventional conceptions of gender. |
| third sexnoun | A third gender, a category of people who are not male or female, or whose sexual roles, anatomy, or identities place them outside of the established male and female categories. |
| gendernoun | Identification as a man, a woman, or something else, and association with a (social) role or set of behavioral and cultural traits, clothing, etc; a category to which a person belongs on this basis. (Compare gender role, gender identity.) |
| tg girlnoun | (LGBTQ, slang) A trans woman, a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person. |
| tg-girlnoun | Alternative spelling of TG girl. [(LGBTQ, slang) A trans woman, a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person.] |
| common gendernoun | (grammar) In some languages (e.g. Latin, Lithuanian), a gender applied to a noun that can be either masculine or feminine. |
| genderlandnoun | (literary) An imagined land which is a corporealization of gender stereotypes, transgender issues, etc. |
| gender dysphorianoun | A profound and persistent unhappiness caused by having characteristics (body parts, clothing, etc) of, or being perceived as, a gender different from one's gender identity, experienced especially by transgender people. |
| gamma femalenoun | A female who is third in rank in the social hierarchy, beneath alphas and betas, but above deltas. |
| gender ideologynoun | The set of roles and assumptions in a particular culture that are associated with gender and pertain to non-sexual activities, such as occupation, appropriate expressions of emotion, etc. |
| genderscapenoun | The landscape or variety of gender within a particular context; the attitudes, roles, and beliefs about gender in a culture. |
| girlmodenoun | (transgender slang) The state of presenting as female. |
| genderlectnoun | A dialect associated with a particular gender. |
| legal gendernoun | (law) A person's sex or gender which is recognized under the law. |
| natural gendernoun | (grammar) The gender that a noun, etc. would be expected to have, based on attributes of the referent, such as physical sex. |
| gender expressionnoun | A person's selection of behavior, mannerisms, interests, and appearance that are associated with gender in a particular cultural context. |
| girl-modenoun | Alternative form of girlmode. [(transgender slang) The state of presenting as female.] |
| gen.noun | (title) Abbreviation of General (military rank). |
| genderspeaknoun | Gendered language or communication. |
| genderingnoun | The assignment of gender to something or somebody. |
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