Translations:Gender neutral language in Swedish/38/en
- Syskon. Neutral, standard. Means sibling(s).
- Tvilling, trilling, fyrling, femling. Neutral, standard. Means twin, triplet, quadruplet, quintuplet.
- Lillasyskon/mellansyskon/storasyskon. Neutral, standard. Means little sibling(s)/middle sibling(s)/big sibling(s).
- Yngre syskon/äldre syskon. Neutral, standard. Means younger sibling(s)/older sibling(s).
- Föräldrasyskon/försyskon. Neutral, nonstandard, föräldrasyskon will be understood, försyskon has little use. Means pibling(s)/parent’s sibling(s). Föräldrasyskon and försyskon can be used both as a collective word for one's parents' sibling(s) and to refer to a parent's sibling(s) gender-neutrally. Försyskon is an alternative that fits well together in the pattern of moster (maternal sister, standard), faster (paternal sister, standard), morbror (maternal brother, standard) and farbror (paternal brother, standard).[1][2][3]
- Morssyskon. Partially neutral, nonstandard but will be understood. Means mother’s sibling(s).[4][5]
- Farssyskon. Partially neutral, nonstandard but will be understood. Means father’s sibling(s).[6][7]
- Föster/försyster. Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means aunt/parent’s sister.[8][9][10]
- Förbror. Partially neutral, nonstandard, little use. Means uncle/parent’s brother.[11][12]
- Syskonbarn. Neutral, standard. Means nibling/niece/nephew.
- Systerbarn. Partially neutral, standard. Means sister’s child(ren).
- Brorsbarn. Partially neutral, standard. Means brother’s child(ren).
- Syskondotter. Partially neutral, standard. Means niece/sibling’s daughter.
- Syskonson. Partially neutral, standard. Means nephew/sibling’s son.
- Kusin. Neutral, standard. Means cousin.
- Föräldrakusin/förkusin. Neutral, nonstandard, föräldrakusin will be understood, förkusin has little use. Means parent's cousin.[13][14]
- Syssling. Neutral, standard but “tremänning” is more common. Means second-cousin.
- Brylling. Neutral, standard but “fyrmänning” is more common. Means third-cousin.
- Pyssling. Neutral, standard but “femmänning” is more common. Means fourth-cousin.