Sex refers to physiological or anatomical features, such as sex chromosomes, which are female; If XX, male if xy; For example, sexual organs lay eggs in women and produce sperm in men.

Gender is a concept constructed by human beings and defined by the collection of each individual in society. It is limited by people's understanding of femininity and masculinity in a culture.

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English words representing men and women

Men: man (male), gentleman (gentleman), mal (male), lad (teenager, youth), jack (male), hombre (slang: man, guy), mankind (human, man), johnny (man, guy), menfolk (man, man).

Women: woman (female), lady (madam), Madam (female), feminie (female), womenfolk (female, female), distaff (female), softerrace (female) weakersex (female, female), womankind.