common gender
"Common gender" refers to a grammatical category in some languages where a noun can be used for both masculine and feminine references.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
C1Linguistics
(technical)A grammatical category in which nouns can refer to either male or female entities.
Example
- In Swedish, 'lärare' (teacher) is a common gender noun because it can refer to both male and female teachers.
B2Grammar
(academic)A noun form that does not specify gender, allowing reference to both males and females.
Example
- Words like 'parent' and 'child' are common gender nouns in English.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "common gender":
gender minoritygentle sexsame sexthird sexopposite sexgender diverseweaker sexin common