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same-gender

same-gender adjective: restricted to members of a single gender.

Adjective

same-gender (not comparable)

  1. Restricted to members of a single gender.
    • a same-gender school
    Synonyms:
    single-sex, single-gender
  2. Of, relating to, or between homosexual or bisexual men or women.
    • Some people live in a same-gender relationship.
    • A number of studies have been carried out in recent years to estimate the prevalence of same-gender sexual behavior among American men and women.2015 February, Chris Wienke, Rachel B. Whaley, “Same-Gender Sexual Partnering: A Re-Analysis of Trend Data”, in The Journal of Sex Research, volume 52, number 2, pages 162-173
    Synonyms:
    gay, homosexual

Synonyms of same-gender

Antonyms

Phrases with same-gender

Questions about same-gender

What does same-gender mean?
Same-gender means restricted to members of a single gender.
What part of speech is same-gender?
Same-gender is an adjective.

Words near same-gender in the dictionary

  1. same-blooded
  2. same-bloodedness
  3. same-day
  4. same-day lay
  5. same-day lays
  6. same-gender
  7. same-gender marriage
  8. same-gender marriages
  9. same-gender-loving
  10. same-minded
  11. same-old same-old

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