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* '''Young.''' Neutral, standard word for offspring, but not usually used for people ("my young.") | * '''Young.''' Neutral, standard word for offspring, but not usually used for people ("my young.") | ||
* '''Youngest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest," rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries"></ref> | * '''Youngest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest," rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries"></ref> | ||
* '''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic. | * '''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic. Alternatively: young'un. | ||
* '''Young person.''' Neutral, standard, formal. | * '''Young person.''' Neutral, standard, formal. | ||
* '''Ward.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person, usually a child, under the care of an adult, who may or may not be their parent. Formal. | * '''Ward.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person, usually a child, under the care of an adult, who may or may not be their parent. Formal. | ||