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Definition of gender identity noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

gender identity

noun
 
/ˈdʒendər aɪdentəti/
 
/ˈdʒendər aɪdentəti/
[countable, uncountable]
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  1. the way somebody considers their own gender (= whether they are male, female, etc.), which may be different from the sex they were said to have at birth
    • Different influences may help shape a child's gender identity.
    • There were calls to ban discrimination based on gender identity.
    compare gender expressionTopics People in societyc1
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