generic noun

1. 1.

   a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender

   Broadernoun

Questions about generic noun

What does generic noun mean?

generic noun means "a noun that does not specify either masculine or feminine gender".

Is generic noun a common word?

generic noun is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.