WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024nat′ural gen′der,
Grammargender 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 pronounit. Cf. grammatical gender.