Quote Originally Posted by Mercen-X
Quote Originally Posted by abrojtm
Jenova doesn't really have a gender. Sephiroth refer to her as "Mother"
because it is technically Sephiroth's "mother" as its cells are what made him what he is.
Lucrecia is technically Sephiroth's mother, as she carried him in her womb. However, it is true that Jenova made Sephiroth what he is. Jenova is not Sephiroth's actual mother, but Sephiroth truly thinks that it is. We see parts of Jenova throughout the game (i.e. in the Shin-Ra building) and we see that Jenova is really just a conglomeration of cells and has no real gender. Jenova boss battles do tend to take a more feminine form, but by no means would I consider any of them "female".