gendering
/ˈdʒɛndərɪŋ/
noun
- The process of assigning or associating gender characteristics to something that does not inherently have a gender.
- Linguists study the gendering of objects in languages where every noun has a gender.
- The gendering of colors like pink for girls and blue for boys is a recent historical development.
- The gendering of toys can influence children's interests from a very young age.
verb
- Present participle of 'gender' (rare verb form): to assign or perceive a gender to someone or something.
- We are gendering these activities without even realizing it.
- Society is constantly gendering people based on their appearance.
- The author is gendering the robot as female in the story.