English Explanatory Dictionary

gender identity

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An individual's internal sense of self as belonging to a particular gender or genders, or to no gender.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛɾ̃.ə.ɾi/ /-ɪ.ɾi/ [ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛn.ə.ɾi] [-ɪ.ɾi] /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.ti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-gender identity.wav

Word forms

gender identity gender identities

Etymology

Coined by American professor of psychiatry and researcher Robert J. Stoller in 1964.

Derived words

gender identity disorder sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts
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