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Message definition (Gender neutral language in Swedish)

*'''Förförälder.''' Neutral, nonstandard but will be understood. Means grandparent. Förförälder can be used both as a collective word for grandparents, but also to refer to a parent's parent gender-neutrally. Förföräldrar also serves as an alternative gender-inclusive word to förfäder (forefathers). Förförälder is not included in modern dictionaries, but "förföräldrar" is mentioned in SAOB (The Swedish Academy's dictionary).[https://www.saob.se/artikel/?unik=F_2481-0191.N3SO-0006]
*'''Gammelförälder.''' Neutral, standard, means great-grandparent.
* '''Förrförr.''' Neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means grandy/grandma/grandpa. Förrförr (ought to be pronounced with "short ö:s" to not confuse it with the word "förför" which means "seduce", which is pronounced with a short first ö and long second ö). Förrförr is an alternative that fits well together in the pattern of mormor (maternal mother, standard), farmor (paternal mother, standard), morfar (maternal father, standard) and farfar (paternal father, standard). "Föffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rrf%C3%B6rr][https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rf%C3%B6r][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
*'''Morför.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means maternal grandparent. "Moffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?sok=morf%C3%B6r%C3%A4ldrar&pz=4][https://folkmun.se/definition/Morf%C3%B6r][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
*'''Farför.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means paternal grandparent. "Faffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?id=0642009&pz=5][https://folkmun.se/definition/Farf%C3%B6r][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
*'''Förmor.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means grandma/parent’s mother. "Fömmo"/"Fömma" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?id=0865891&pz=5][https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rmor][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
*'''Förfar.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means grandpa/parent’s father. "Föffa" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?hv=lnr24473][https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rfar][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]

Förförälder. Neutral, nonstandard but will be understood. Means grandparent. Förförälder can be used both as a collective word for grandparents, but also to refer to a parent's parent gender-neutrally. Förföräldrar also serves as an alternative gender-inclusive word to förfäder (forefathers). Förförälder is not included in modern dictionaries, but "förföräldrar" is mentioned in SAOB (The Swedish Academy's dictionary).[1]
Gammelförälder. Neutral, standard, means great-grandparent.
Förrförr. Neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means grandy/grandma/grandpa. Förrförr (ought to be pronounced with "short ö:s" to not confuse it with the word "förför" which means "seduce", which is pronounced with a short first ö and long second ö). Förrförr is an alternative that fits well together in the pattern of mormor (maternal mother, standard), farmor (paternal mother, standard), morfar (maternal father, standard) and farfar (paternal father, standard). "Föffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[2][3][4]
Morför. Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means maternal grandparent. "Moffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[5][6][7]
Farför. Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means paternal grandparent. "Faffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[8][9][10]
Förmor. Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means grandma/parent’s mother. "Fömmo"/"Fömma" would be the baby-language equivalent.[11][12][13]
Förfar. Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means grandpa/parent’s father. "Föffa" would be the baby-language equivalent.[14][15][16]

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-*'''Förförälder.''' Neutral, nonstandard but will be understood. Means grandparent. Förförälder can be used both as a collective word for grandparents, but also to refer to a parent's parent gender-neutrally. Förföräldrar also serves as an alternative gender-inclusive word to förfäder (forefathers). Förförälder is not included in modern dictionaries, but "förföräldrar" is mentioned in SAOB (The Swedish Academy's dictionary).
+*'''Förförälder.''' Neutral, nonstandard but will be understood. Means grandparent. Förförälder can be used both as a collective word for grandparents, but also to refer to a parent's parent gender-neutrally. Förföräldrar also serves as an alternative gender-inclusive word to förfäder (forefathers). Förförälder is not included in modern dictionaries, but "förföräldrar" is mentioned in SAOB (The Swedish Academy's dictionary).[https://www.saob.se/artikel/?unik=F_2481-0191.N3SO-0006]
-*'''Förför/Förrförr.''' Neutral, nonstandard. Means grandy/grandma/grandpa. Förför, or alternatively förrförr, ought to be pronounced with "short ö:s" to not confuse it with the word "förför" which means "seduce" (which is pronounced with a short first ö and long second ö). Förför/förrförr is an alternative that fits well together in the pattern of mormor (maternal mother, standard), farmor (paternal mother, standard), morfar (maternal father, standard) and farfar (paternal father, standard).
+*'''Gammelförälder.''' Neutral, standard, means great-grandparent.
-*'''Morför.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means maternal grandparent.
+* '''Förrförr.''' Neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means grandy/grandma/grandpa. Förrförr (ought to be pronounced with "short ö:s" to not confuse it with the word "förför" which means "seduce", which is pronounced with a short first ö and long second ö). Förrförr is an alternative that fits well together in the pattern of mormor (maternal mother, standard), farmor (paternal mother, standard), morfar (maternal father, standard) and farfar (paternal father, standard). "Föffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rrf%C3%B6rr][https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rf%C3%B6r][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
-*'''Farför.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means paternal grandparent.
+*'''Morför.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means maternal grandparent. "Moffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?sok=morf%C3%B6r%C3%A4ldrar&pz=4][https://folkmun.se/definition/Morf%C3%B6r][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
-*'''Förmor.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means parent’s mother/grandma.
+*'''Farför.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means paternal grandparent. "Faffö" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?id=0642009&pz=5][https://folkmun.se/definition/Farf%C3%B6r][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
-*'''Förfar.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means parent’s father/grandpa.
+*'''Förmor.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means grandma/parent’s mother. "Fömmo"/"Fömma" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?id=0865891&pz=5][https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rmor][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]
+*'''Förfar.''' Partially neutral, nonstandard. Means grandpa/parent’s father. "Föffa" would be the baby-language equivalent.[https://svenska.se/saol/?hv=lnr24473][https://folkmun.se/definition/F%C3%B6rfar][https://spraktidningen.se/nyord/]