The Cambridge Dictionary has changed the definition of ‘man’ and ‘woman’

Meanwhile, ‘woman’ now reads ‘an adult who lives and identifies as female though they may have been said to have a different sex at birth.’

One read ‘She was the first trans woman elected to a national office,’ while another said, ‘Mary is a woman who was assigned male at birth.

Many argued that reforming the dictionary’s categorisation of gender is highly inaccurate, and society could see ramifications for not implementing these pronouns accordingly.

Political commentator Steven Crowder wrote: “The Cambridge Dictionary just changed the definition of ‘woman'. Remember, if you can control the language, you can control the population.”

Whereas broadcaster Sophie Corcoran tweeted: “Try and tell me they’re not trying to erase women.

“Cambridge dictionary have changed the definition of a woman. This cannot be accepted. We will not be erased.

“Woman = adult human female. Not someone who ‘identifies as female’.”

She said: “This is such good news. There has been so much misinformation and rubbish written about definitions of ‘man’ and ‘woman’ lately, but these definitions are clear, concise and correct.

"Congratulations to the Cambridge Dictionary team!”

However, Cambridge isn’t the only dictionary to make amendments recently.

In July of this year, Merriam-Webster added ‘having a gender identity that is the opposite of male’ for its definition of ‘female’.

The also same applies when describing what a ‘male’ is.