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* '''Nibling.''' Non-standard gender neutral term for "niece/nephew". [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling Coined by linguist Samuel E. Martin in 1951 from nephew/niece by analogy with sibling.] | * '''Nibling.''' Non-standard gender neutral term for "niece/nephew". [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nibling Coined by linguist Samuel E. Martin in 1951 from nephew/niece by analogy with sibling.] | ||
* '''Nibblet.''' Term of affection for a young one. Sounds similar to "nibling". Spike called Dawn this in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer BtVS]. | * '''Nibblet.''' Term of affection for a young one. Sounds similar to "nibling". Spike called Dawn this in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer BtVS]. | ||
* ''' | * '''Nessie.''' "Mixture of '''ne'''phew and nie'''c'''e."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||
* '''Nieph.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | * '''Nieph.''' "Queer, mixture of niece and nephew."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||
* '''Niephling.''' Non-standard gender neutral term for "niece/nephew". | * '''Niephling.''' Non-standard gender neutral term for "niece/nephew". | ||
* ''' | * '''Nephling.''' Non-standard gender neutral term for "niece/nephew". | ||
* ''' | * '''Neph.''' "Short for 'nephew'. Casualness of the term makes it somewhat less gendered." | ||
* '''Nephie.''' Casual, '''Neph'''ew & N'''ie'''ce | |||
* '''Sibskid.''' "Neutral, short for sibling’s kid."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles</ref> | |||
====Grandparent==== | ====Grandparent==== | ||
Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for grandparent. Alphabetical order. | Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for grandparent. Alphabetical order. | ||
*'''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baba Baba].''' "Neutral, based on mama and papa. Can call to mind the children's character [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babar_the_Elephant Babar], or the monster [http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/why-babadook-is-the-perfect-symbol-for-gay-pride-w487697 Babadook] (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.)"<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | *'''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baba Baba].''' "Neutral, based on mama and papa. Can call to mind the children's character [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babar_the_Elephant Babar], or the monster [http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/why-babadook-is-the-perfect-symbol-for-gay-pride-w487697 Babadook] (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.)"<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||