bigender

[bahy-jen-der]

adjective

1. Also bigendered noting or relating to a person who has two gender identities or some combination of both.

noun

1. a person who is bigender.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bigender¹

bi- ¹ + gender ¹

Example Sentences

Carson Rapp, a Wichita-area 15-year-old who identifies as bigender or embracing “both more masculine and more feminine traits,” said people expressing their gender identities don’t harm others.

From Seattle Times

According to the Human Rights Campaign, the term can also encompass agender, bigender, genderqueer and gender-fluid.

From Fox News

The Human Rights Campaign says it can also encompass agender, bigender, genderqueer and gender-fluid.

From Seattle Times

He has come under criticism from his 30-year-old adult child, Genna Gazelka, who identifies as bigender.

From Seattle Times

The Health Department defines X as “a gender that is not exclusively male or female, including, but not limited to, intersex, agender, amalgagender, androgynous, bigender, demigender, female-to-male, genderfluid, genderqueer, male-to-female, neutrois, nonbinary, pangender, third sex, transgender, transsexual, Two Spirit, and unspecified.”

From Seattle Times

When To Use

What does bigender mean?

Bigender refers to a person who has two gender identities or a combination of two gender identities (e.g., identifying as both male and female or identifying as agender and female).It's not to be confused with bisexuality, where a person experiences romantic, emotional, or sexual attraction to two genders.