natural gender

American  

noun

Grammar.

1. gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English girl (feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun she, boy (masculine) by the masculine pronoun he, and table (neuter) by the neuter pronoun it.

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natural gender British  

noun

1. grammatical gender that reflects, as in English, the sex or animacy of the referent of a noun rather than the form or any other feature of the word

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Example Sentences

With this argument, advocates for the transgendered have persuaded several states—including California, New Jersey and Massachusetts—to pass laws barring psychiatrists, even with parental permission, from striving to restore natural gender feelings to a transgender minor.

From The Wall Street Journal

Natural gender, 14. nātus, constr.,

From Project Gutenberg

Natural gender is confined entirely to names of persons; and these are— 1.

From Project Gutenberg

In Latin there are three genders, and the grammatical gender of a noun is not necessarily identical with its natural gender.

From Project Gutenberg