Sex Male Seks Women Opposite Baby Discrimination Act

• how can you tell what sex a fish is?
• a process that allows couples to choose the sex of their baby
• please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
• sex discrimination (= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way)

sex

1. the state of being male or female
• synonym gender
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/gender
• How can you tell what sex a fish is?
• a process that allows couples to choose the sex of their baby
• Please indicate your sex and date of birth below.
• sex discrimination (= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way)
• Testosterone is the male sex hormone.
2. either of the two groups that people, animals and plants are divided into according to their function of producing young
• see also fair sex
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/the-fair-sex
• a member of the opposite sex
• single-sex schools
• the battle of the sexes (= the competitive relationship that exists between men and women)
3. physical activity between two people in which they touch each other’s sexual organs, and which may include sexual intercourse
• see also safe sex
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/safe-sex
• It is illegal to have sex with a person under the age of 16.
• gay sex
• the sex act
• a sex attack
• a sex shop (= one selling magazines, objects, etc. that are connected with sex)
• sex education in schools
• These drugs may affect your sex drive (= your interest in sex and the ability to have it).
4. having the amount of sexual activity or desire mentioned
• a highly-sexed woman

Extra Examples

• At that age they can start becoming shy with the opposite sex.
• Despite his age, he still has a lot of sex appeal.
• Films containing explicit sex are banned.
• For a long time I wanted to change my sex.
• He had a reputation of being a sex maniac.
• He was arrested for sex crimes.
• He was convicted of having unlawful sex with an underage girl.
• I have had several sex partners over the years.
• In this zone, prostitution is legal, but sex workers must be at least 18.
• Movies containing scenes of explicit sex are banned.
• Sex is determined by chromosomal content.
• Sex sells, the advertisers believe.
• She had never had sex before.
• She is an advocate of abstinence-only sex education.
• She wants to be known as a singer rather than as a sex symbol.
• She’s had a sex change operation.
• The quiz is a battle of the sexes between a team of male students and a team of female students.
• The quiz is a battle of the sexes between teams of male and female students.
• The theory predicts sex differences in the brain.
• The word ‘man’ can refer to all humans, irrespective of sex.
• They teach that sex outside of marriage is wrong.
• They tend to consider women as the weaker sex in need of care and protection.
• This will help us meet attractive members of the opposite sex.
• Women are viewed as sex objects and exploited to sell products.
• a healthy sex life
• a low sex drive
• a single-sex school
• child sex abuse
• comprehensive sex education
• convicted sex offenders
• differences/inequalities/relations between the sexes
• discrimination on grounds of sex
• issues of sex equality in the office
• people of the same sex
• photos showing sex acts
• registered sex offenders
• safer sex practices
• same-sex couples/partners
• same-sex relationships/marriages/weddings
• sex and violence in today’s liberal media
• sex between consenting adults
• sex with her husband
• the X and Y sex chromosomes
• to be attracted to the opposite sex
• to crack down on international sex trafficking
• to have a sex change
• ultrasound tests to determine the sex of a baby

Word Origin

• late Middle English (denoting the two categories, male and female): from Old French sexe or Latin sexus.