WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
grammat′ical gen′der, 
  • Grammargender based on arbitrary assignment, without regard to the referent of a noun, as in French le livre (masculine), "the book,'' and German das Mädchen (neuter), "the girl.'' Cf. natural gender. 
    • 1870–75

    'grammatical gender' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
    epicene - natural gender

    Forum discussions with the word(s) "grammatical gender" in the title:


    Look up "grammatical gender" at Merriam-Webster
    Look up "grammatical gender" at dictionary.com
    • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

    In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

    Advertisements
    Advertisements
    Report an inappropriate ad.
    WordReference.com
    WORD OF THE DAY
    GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

    Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.