Dictionary

gender identity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [-ɪ.ɾi] (General-American)
• /ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛɾ̃.ə.ɾi/ (General-American)
• /-ɪ.ɾi/ (General-American)
• [ˈd͡ʒɛn.dɚ aɪˈdɛn.ə.ɾi] (General-American)
• /ˈd͡ʒɛn.də aɪˈdɛn.tɪ.ti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Coined by American professor of psychiatry and researcher Robert J. Stoller in 1964.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) An individual's internal sense of self as belonging to a particular gender or genders, or to no gender.
   • Gender identity development may be conceptualized as a continuous, lifelong process of gender self-categorization, which involves matching oneself to a gender group that seems to be a “best fit” using information related to a number of interactive factors such as an internal sense of gendered self, gendered attributes, and other people’s perceptions (Jackson & Bussey, 2023, 2024). 2024 November 29, Jacqueline C. S. To, Marshall M. C. Hui, Karson T. F. Kung, “Self-Reported Multidimensional Gender Identity in Autistic and Non-Autistic Children”, in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, →DOI:
   • "Um... is there a better way to put it than 'female forms'? I mean, Justin's gender identity isn't getting morphed, is it?" 2020 May 4, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Monday, May 4, 2020:
   • AB-89 would have required that participation in sex-segregated California school programs, athletic teams, and facility use be based on a pupil’s sex, not gender identity. 2025 April 1, FOX26 News Staff, “Both transgender athlete bills fail in California”, in FOX26 News:

Forms

Deriveds

gender identity disorder · sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts

Translations (57)

ceb pagkailhanan sa kinatawhan (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · fa هویت جنسیتی (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · hu nemi identitás (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · gl identidade de xénero (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · bg полова идентичност (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · fr identité sexuelle (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · es identidad de género (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · lt lyties tapatybė (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ko 성정체성 (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · sk rodová identita (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · hy գենդերային ինքնություն (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · cmn 性別認同 /性别认同 (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · kk гендерлік сәйкестік (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · sl spolna identiteta (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · it identità di genere (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · id identitas gender (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · nl geslachtsidentiteit (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · vi bản dạng giới (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ro identitate de gen (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · sv könsidentitet (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · tl katauhang pangkasarian (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ne लैङ्गिक पहिचान (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · mr लिंगभाव ओळख (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · sq identiteti gjinor (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · uk гендерна ідентичність (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · nb kjønnsidentitet (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · et sooidentiteet (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · pl tożsamość płciowa (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ja ジェンダー同一性 (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · eo genra identeco (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · is kynvitund (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ja ジェンダー・アイデンティティ (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · pnb جنسی شناخت (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ja 性同一性 (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · fr identité de genre (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ur صنفی شناخت (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · az gender kimliyi (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ru ге́ндерная иденти́чность (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ca identitat de gènere (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · cs genderová identita (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · de Geschlechtsidentität (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · pt identidade de gênero (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · el ταυτότητα φύλου (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ta பாலின அடையாளம் (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · jv identitas gender (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · nl genderidentiteit (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ka გენდერული იდენტობა (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · da kønsidentitet (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ar هُوِيَّة جَنْدَرِيَّة (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · he זהות מגדרית (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · lv dzimtes identitāte (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · ckb ناسنامەی جێندەری (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · hi लिंग पहचान (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · tr cinsiyet kimliği (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · eu genero-identitate (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · fi sukupuoli-identiteetti (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender) · yue 性別認同 /性别认同 (person's sense of self as a member of a particular gender)