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The word Gender is derived from the Old French word genre, meaning "kind of thing". Gender as a linguistic term is a grammatical distinction and applies to words only, generally assigning them to the classes masculine, feminine or neuter. The term Sex refers to the natural distinction between the sexes, and applies to living objects.

Note: In the United States, "gender" is often used as a politically correct synonym for sex.

For usages relating to grammar and linguistics see

• Grammatical gender
• Gender-neutral pronouns
• Gender-specific pronoun
• Non-sexist language
• Singular they

For usages relating to sex and human relations see

• Gender and sexuality studies
• Gender studies
• Sexual orientation
• Transgender
• Transsexual
• Legal aspects of transsexualism
• Hate crime
• Patriarchy
• Psychology

For the use of the term in literary criticism see

• gender analysis

Situations sometimes arise where gender may be mimicked by inanimate objects, notably in cable connectors that have male and female counterparts. In this context see

• Gender changer