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gendered

American  
[jen-derd] / ˈdʒɛn dərd /

adjective

  1. characteristic of, suited to, or biased toward one gender.

    gendered diapers.


Example Sentences

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Professor Stacey Pope, from Durham University, is a leading expert on female football fans in the UK, and studies gendered violence and abuse at matches.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The theoretical approach, which studies human behavior, cognition and emotions as products of natural selection, depicts relationship formation as sales-like, highly gendered and strategy-based.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

So gendered beliefs about what makes a good mom cannot be a legislative or legal strategy.

From Slate • Aug. 22, 2025

"Hacks" retains its sharpness by defying reflexive expectations of cause and effect, especially when it comes to gendered considerations of power.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

In Polish, nouns were gendered; sometimes there were two ways to say the same thing—kot or kotek for cat—and sometimes just one.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby