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single-sex
[ sing-guhl-seks ]
adjective
- designated for, pertaining to, or serving only males or only females:
a single-sex college.
single-sex
adjective
- (of schools, etc) admitting members of one sex only; not coeducational
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of single-sex1
Example Sentences
A confident and outspoken teenage boy, Ben is well-liked by fellow pupils at his single-sex state secondary school.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has called for "clear instruction and guidance" from the Scottish government on who should have access to single-sex spaces in the NHS and other public property.
Speaking ahead of his party's conference in Glasgow, Sarwar has told BBC Scotland News that he favours the protection of "single-sex spaces based on biological sex".
Asked if a trans woman should have automatic access to single-sex space, he said: "I support single-sex spaces based on biological sex, and that includes NHS services within that too."
Pressed if that meant trans women should be excluded, Sarwar replied: "The law is clear, a protection of single-sex spaces based on biological sex."
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