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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/Eldest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest" or "my eldest", rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Youngest/Eldest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest" or "my eldest", rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Youngling''' Gender neutral term for young children (from Star Wars).
* '''Youngster.''' A word for a child, usually older than "baby" and a few years younger than "adult".
* '''Youngster.''' A word for a child, usually older than "baby" and a few years younger than "adult".
* '''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic.
* '''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic.