gender identity
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gender identity
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛɾ̃.ə.ɾi/ US
- /-ɪ.ɾi/ US
- [ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛn.ə.ɾi] US
- [-ɪ.ɾi] US
- /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.ti/ UK
Where it comes from
Coined by American professor of psychiatry and researcher Robert J. Stoller in 1964.
noun gender identities
- An individual's internal sense of self as belonging to a particular gender or genders, or to no gender. "Um... is there a better way to put it than 'female forms'? I mean, Justin's gender identity isn't getting morphed, is it?"
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noun person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender
| Español | identidad de género |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 성정체성 seongjeongcheseong |
| 日本語 | 性同一性 sei dōitsusei, ジェンダー・アイデンティティ jendā-aidentiti, ジェンダー同一性 jendā dōitsusei |
| 中文 | 性別認同 /性别认同 xìngbié rèntóng |
| हिन्दी | लिंग पहचान liṅg pahcān |
| Português | identidade de gênero |
| Français | identité sexuelle, identité de genre |
| Deutsch | Geschlechtsidentität |
| Italiano | identità di genere |
| Ελληνικά | ταυτότητα φύλου taftótita fýlou |
| Română | identitate de gen |
| Русский | ге́ндерная иденти́чность géndɛrnaja identíčnostʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | bản dạng giới |
| العربية | هُوِيَّة جَنْدَرِيَّة huwiyya jandariyya |
| עברית | זהות מגדרית |
Talk about this word "gender identity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/gender%20identity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. gender identity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/gender%20identity "gender identity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/gender%20identity.Cite this
@misc{gender_identity_2026,
title = {gender identity},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gender%20identity},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
