natural gender
noun
,
Grammar
1.
gender based on the sex or, for neuter, the lack of sex of the referent of a noun, as English
girl
(feminine) is referred to by the feminine pronoun
she, boy
(masculine) by the masculine pronoun
he,
and
table
(neuter) by the neuter pronoun
it.
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grammatical gender
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British Dictionary definitions for
natural gender
natural gender
noun
1.
grammatical gender that reflects, as in English, the sex or animacy of the referent of a noun rather than the form or any other feature of the word