gender reveal
noun
plural gender reveals
: the announcement or reveal of the sex of an unborn baby
… fulfilled her request to spell "It's a boy!" in pepperoni on a pizza for her gender reveal.—
Sarah Griesemer
Sarah GriesemerIn a typically American way, gender reveals have gotten grandiose and out of hand.—Judith Martin
—often used before another nounJudith Martina gender reveal cake
… there are tons of options to choose from no matter what kind of gender reveal party you decide to do. From a surprising gender reveal idea like an exploding gender reveal volcano or something super sweet like cutting into a blue- or pink-colored cake. … And in the end, you'll get to find out alongside your loved ones whether you're going to be welcoming a little boy or little girl into your family.—Maryn Liles
Maryn LilesExamples of gender reveal in a Sentence
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Prior alleged that a friend texted her a screenshot of a Facebook post showing Parker's gender reveal party, to which she had not been invited.
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The couple who deployed the smoke bomb at their gender reveal party agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors and were sentenced in February 2024.
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Seamus Bozeman
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
The couple behind the 2020 El Dorado Fire in Southern California were later criminally charged after investigators determined a pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal sparked the blaze.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
Major League Baseball is grinding through its second month with the daily dignity of a sport that has not yet figured out how to make a Tuesday Marlins-Rockies game feel like a gender reveal.
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Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
It was staged like a gender reveal party.
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Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
On the night of her death, Black had left a gender reveal party to charge her phone, Gianino said.
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Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Since Karvunidis’ party in 2008, the concept of a gender reveal has ballooned, morphing into something nearly unrecognizable.
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Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
An argument over a handgun that a man brought to a Fort Worth gender reveal party provoked an exchange of gunfire that injured five people including the suspect, a detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.
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Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
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Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The couple who deployed the smoke bomb at their gender reveal party agreed to a plea deal with prosecutors and were sentenced in February 2024.
—
Seamus Bozeman
follow,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
The couple behind the 2020 El Dorado Fire in Southern California were later criminally charged after investigators determined a pyrotechnic device used during a gender reveal sparked the blaze.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
Major League Baseball is grinding through its second month with the daily dignity of a sport that has not yet figured out how to make a Tuesday Marlins-Rockies game feel like a gender reveal.
—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 May 2026
It was staged like a gender reveal party.
—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
On the night of her death, Black had left a gender reveal party to charge her phone, Gianino said.
—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Since Karvunidis’ party in 2008, the concept of a gender reveal has ballooned, morphing into something nearly unrecognizable.
—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
19 Apr. 2026
An argument over a handgun that a man brought to a Fort Worth gender reveal party provoked an exchange of gunfire that injured five people including the suspect, a detective wrote in an arrest warrant affidavit.
—
Amy McDaniel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Gender reveal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender%20reveal. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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