# gendering

Pronunciation: say "JEN-duh-ring" /ˈd͡ʒɛndəɹɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of assigning a gender to a person or thing.
   - Simple: The act of giving a gender to a person or thing.
   - _The gendering of professions as male or female shapes children's career choices._
   - _Critics objected to the automatic gendering of robots with female voices._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of gender. — present participle and gerund of gender
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of gender. Use this form for the ongoing action or as a name for it.
   - _Advertisers are gendering everyday items, from razors to pens._
   - _Gendering nouns is a feature of many languages._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gendering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).