■ noun
1》 an image or idea of a particular type of person or thing that has become fixed through being widely held.
2》 a relief printing plate cast in a mould made from composed type or an original plate.
■ verb view or represent as a ~.
Derivatives
stereotypic adjective
stereotypical adjective
stereotypically adverb
Origin
C18: from Fr. stéréotype (adjective).