Definition of 'Female' Gets Woke Update as American Dictionary Bows to the Left

Leftists have been attempting to redefine the terms “male” and “female” for years now, but in a troubling development, Merriam-Webster is now following suit.

As noted by Not the Bee, the definition of the word “female” in the online version of the venerable dictionary has been changed to include “having a gender identity that is the opposite of male.”

The Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh, whose recent documentary “What Is a Woman?” addressed this very topic, noted the change on Twitter.

“It was bound to happen,” Walsh wrote Tuesday. “Merriam-Webster has changed its dictionary definition of ‘female’ to appease the trans activists.”

The first definition remained as traditionally understood. It described female as “of, relating to, or being the sex that typically has the capacity to bear young or produce eggs.”

However, the new definition appeared as the second entry.

Even though these two definitions are inherently different from one another, Merriam-Webster added the second one in an apparent attempt to please leftist transgender activists.

A similar change was also made to the definition of “male,” which now says ” having a gender identity that is the opposite of female.”

As of Thursday, Merriam-Webster still defined “woman” as “an adult female person.” However, if the definition of “female” is now subject to the whims of gender politics, it seems likely that “woman” will get a new definition, too.

In fact, the word “girl” has received a new secondary definition: “a person whose gender identity is female.”

https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/definition-female-gets-woke-update-american-dictionary-bows-left

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