gender-specific

ˌdʒɛndə spəˈsɪfɪk

Definition

Definition of gender-specific - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

one genderrelating only to one gender, not both

This is a gender-specific restroom.

gendered

language

TECH.

describing a word used for only one gender

TECH.

He and she are gender-specific pronouns.

gendered

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female

adj.

gender-specific items

designed for or typically used by women or girls

same-sex

adj.

gender-specific

restricted to members of a single sex

gender-neutral

adj.

language

not indicating a specific gender in language

single-sex

adj.

gender-specific

designed for only one gender

huntress

gender specific

female who hunts

postmistress

gender-specific

female postmaster

Examples of gender-specific in a sentence

Gender-specific clothing is displayed in separate sections.
Some languages have gender-specific nouns for professions.
The term 'waitress' is gender-specific.

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French:sexospécifique, spécifique au genre, ...
German:geschlechtsspezifisch, bezieht sich auf Wörter, die nur für ein bestimmtes Geschlecht verwendet werden, ...
Italian:specifico per genere, specifico di genere, ...
Spanish:específico de género, de género, ...
Portuguese:específico de género, de género, ...
Chinese:性别特定的, 性别专用的, ...
Japanese:性別特有の, ジェンダー特有の, ...
Arabic:مُخَصَّص لِجِنس, مُحَدَّد لِلْجِنْس, ...
Hebrew:מִגְדָּרִי, מִגְדָּרִי, ...
Russian:гендерно-специфический, гендерно-специфичный, ...
Ukrainian:гендерно-специфічний, статево-специфічний, ...
Hindi:लिंग-विशिष्ट, केवल एक लिंग के लिए प्रयुक्त शब्द, ...
Bengali:লিঙ্গ-নির্দিষ্ট, শুধুমাত্র একটি নির্দিষ্ট লিঙ্গের জন্য ব্যবহৃত শব্দ, ...
Catalan:específic de gènere, marcat per gènere, ...
Czech:genderově specifický, rodově specifický, ...
Danish:kønsbestemt, bruges om ord, der kun gælder for ét køn, ...
Dutch:geslachtsspecifiek, gebruikt voor één geslacht, ...
Greek:ειδικός για φύλο, ειδικός για το φύλο, ...
Hungarian:nemspecifikus, csak az egyik nemre vonatkozó, ...
Khmer:ជាក់លាក់សម្រាប់ភេទមួយ, ជាក់លាក់តាមភេទ, ...
Korean:성별 특정의, 특정 성별에만 해당하는 단어, ...
Persian:مخصوص جنسیت, خاص جنسیت, ...
Polish:jednopłciowy, dotyczący jednej płci, ...
Portuguese (BR):específico para um gênero, específico de gênero, ...
Romanian:specific genului, specific de gen, ...
Swedish:könsspecifik, könsbunden, ...
Thai:เฉพาะเพศ, ใช้กับคำหรือสรรพนามที่ใช้กับเพศใดเพศหนึ่งเท่านั้น, ...
Turkish:cinsiyete özel, cinsiyet belirten, ...
Vietnamese:riêng cho một giới tính, riêng cho giới tính, ...

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