Gender neutral language in Spanish: Difference between revisions

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* ''el estudiante'' = student of any gender, but a female student can be ''la estudiante''.
* ''el estudiante'' = student of any gender, but a female student can be ''la estudiante''.
* ''el esposo'' = spouse. This is masculine and can mean husband, but it can also mean a spouse of any gender.
* ''el esposo'' = spouse. This is masculine and can mean husband, but it can also mean a spouse of any gender.
* ''la jefe'' = boss of any gender, but a female boss is ''la jefa''.
* ''el padre'' = parent. This is masculine and can mean father, but it can also mean a parent of any gender. "''Tengo dos padres''" can mean "I have two parents" or "I have two fathers."
* ''el padre'' = parent. This is masculine and can mean father, but it can also mean a parent of any gender. "''Tengo dos padres''" can mean "I have two parents" or "I have two fathers."
* ''la persona'' = person
* ''la persona'' = person
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