what is stereotype
Although the idea of stere.otype was introduced into English only in the. 20th century, it is now widely used in ordinary parlance. In gene~al, to. call something a 'stereotype', or to say that someone is engaging in. 'stereotyping', is to condemn what is so characterized. Stereotype. . generally has. a negative valence.
stereotype verb [T]. âº to have a set âidea about what a âparticular âtype of âperson is like, âespecially an âidea that is âwrong: The âstudy âclaims that British âadvertising stereotypes women. We âtried not to give the âchildren âsexually stereotyped âtoys.