sexes
Male and female
Sexes is the plural of sex, referring to the categories of male and female based on reproductive function.
The word often appears in phrases emphasizing this division: the opposite sex, the battle of the sexes, both sexes were represented.
To say the sexes is to invoke men and women as distinct groups: relations between the sexes.
Sperm-producing sex
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- dimorphismTwo distinct forms
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
genitalia · hormones · gonads · ovaries · testes · estrogen · testosterone · puberty
Male in character
girl · transgender · cisgender · nonbinary · genderqueer · genderfluid · agender · intersex
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
- geneticRelating to heredity
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
gametes · meiosis · DNA · genes · allele · mutation · chromosomes · haploid
Reproductive pairing behavior
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- procreationGenerating biological offspring
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
intercourse · conception · offspring · pregnancy · gestation · ovulation · spermatozoa · ova
Same status for all
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
- rolesPositions or functions held
- stereotypesOversimplified beliefs about groups
division · relations · dynamics · politics · parity · bias · disparity · gap
male
Sperm-producing sex
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- reproductiveRelated to producing offspring
- dimorphismTwo distinct forms
anatomy · genitalia · hormones · gonads · ovaries · testes · estrogen · testosterone · puberty · differentiation
masculine
Male in character
boy · girl · transgender · cisgender · nonbinary · genderqueer · genderfluid · agender · intersex · two-spirit
XY
- karyotypeOrganized chromosome display
- geneticRelating to heredity
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
genotype · gametes · meiosis · DNA · genes · allele · mutation · chromosomes · haploid · diploid
mating
Reproductive pairing behavior
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
- copulationSexual joining of bodies
- procreationGenerating biological offspring
breeding · intercourse · conception · offspring · pregnancy · gestation · ovulation · spermatozoa · ova · zygote
equality
Same status for all
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- segregationForced separation by group
- rolesPositions or functions held
stereotypes · division · relations · dynamics · politics · parity · bias · disparity · gap
sexespersonalities
Individual character traits
individuals · temperaments · characters · dispositions · souls
- have sexPhysical intimacy between partners
- having sexPhysical romantic union
- sex appealAttractive, desirable quality
- sex slavesPeople held for exploitation
- had sexEngaged in intercourse
- Sex PistolsSeminal British punk band
sex, sexual, pansexual, sexuality, bisexual, homosexual, unisex, asexual, sexually