Gender neutral language in English: Difference between revisions

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    ====Child====
    ====Child====


    Some of these gender-inclusive or gender-queer words refer only to relationship (as in daughter, son, or offspring), others only to age (girl, boy, or young one), and some to both (children). Alphabetical order.
    Some of these gender-inclusive or gender-queer words refer only to relationship (as in daughter, son, or offspring), others only to age (girl, boy, or young one), and some to both (children).
     
    {{common word
    |word1 = Baby|meaning1 = Standard neutral word for very young offspring or very young people.
    |word2 = Child|meaning2 = Standard gender neutral word for a young person or an offspring. Implied age isn't adult, but may be.
    |word3 = Kid|meaning3 = Standard informal gender neutral term for young children or young offspring.}}


    * '''Baby.''' Standard neutral word for very young offspring or very young people.
    * '''Bitsy.''' Non-standard [[genderqueer]] term for a very young person.<ref name="titles queeries"></ref>
    * '''Bitsy.''' Non-standard [[genderqueer]] term for a very young person.<ref name="titles queeries"></ref>
    * '''Charge.''' Standard gender neutral word for a person in the care of another, often one's child.
    * '''Charge.''' Standard gender neutral word for a person in the care of another, often one's child.
    * '''Child.''' Standard gender neutral word for a young person or an offspring. Implied age isn't adult, but may be.
    * '''Dependent.''' A person who relies on another-- usually a family member who may or may not be their parent-- for financial support; this is most often used as a standard gender-neutral word for a child too young to work. Formal.
    * '''Dependent.''' A person who relies on another-- usually a family member who may or may not be their parent-- for financial support; this is most often used as a standard gender-neutral word for a child too young to work. Formal.
    * '''Enby.''' From "NB (nonbinary)", a nonbinary equivalent of the words "boy" and "girl." However, some adults call themselves enbies.
    * '''Enby.''' From "NB (nonbinary)", a nonbinary equivalent of the words "boy" and "girl." However, some adults call themselves enbies.
    * '''Get.''' Poetic language for offspring.
    * '''Get.''' Poetic language for offspring.
    * '''Kid.''' Standard informal gender neutral term for young children or young offspring.
    * '''Little one.''' Neutral word for a very young child or young offspring.
    * '''Little one.''' Neutral word for a very young child or young offspring.
    * '''Minor.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person under the legal age of consent.
    * '''Minor.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person under the legal age of consent.
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    ====Aunt/Uncle====
    ====Aunt/Uncle====


    Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word for one's parent's sibling. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they are still uncommon words. Alphabetical order.
    Standard English doesn't have a gender neutral word for one's parent's sibling. People have created some words to fill this lexical gap, but they are still uncommon words.


    * '''Auncle.''' "Queer, combination of aunt and uncle."<ref name="titles queeries"></ref>
    * '''Auncle.''' "Queer, combination of aunt and uncle."<ref name="titles queeries"></ref>
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    ====Niece/Nephew====