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gender reveal

gender reveal noun: an event at which the sex of an expected baby is revealed to family and friends as being either male or female, often by means of a cake, balloons, etc., coloured blue for male or pink for female.

gender reveal: an event at which the sex of an expected baby is revealed to family and friends as being either...
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Noun

gender reveal (plural gender reveals)

  1. (US, attributive, often) An event at which the sex of an expected baby is revealed to family and friends as being either male or female, often by means of a cake, balloons, etc., coloured blue for male or pink for female.
    • It was going to be a super-busy weekend at the palace—with the royal babies' official gender reveals today and the baby showers tomorrow.2019, Ann Omasta, The Royally Broke Billionaire
    Synonyms:
    sex reveal

Synonyms of gender reveal

Forms of gender reveal

pluralgender reveals

Questions about gender reveal

What does gender reveal mean?
Gender reveal means an event at which the sex of an expected baby is revealed to family and friends as being either male or female, often by means of a cake, balloons, etc., coloured blue for male or pink for female.
What part of speech is gender reveal?
Gender reveal is a noun.
What is the plural of gender reveal?
The plural of gender reveal is gender reveals.

Words near gender reveal in the dictionary

  1. gender reassignment surgery
  2. gender reassignments
  3. gender recognition
  4. gender recognition certificate
  5. gender recognitions
  6. gender reveal
  7. gender reveals
  8. gender role
  9. gender roles
  10. gender star
  11. gender stars

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