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* '''Child.''' Standard gender neutral word for a young person or an offspring. Implied age isn't adult, but may be. | * '''Child.''' Standard gender neutral word for a young person or an offspring. Implied age isn't adult, but may be. | ||
* '''Dependent.''' A person who relies on another-- usually a family member who may or may not be their parent-- for financial support; this is most often used as a standard gender-neutral word for a child too young to work. Formal. | * '''Dependent.''' A person who relies on another-- usually a family member who may or may not be their parent-- for financial support; this is most often used as a standard gender-neutral word for a child too young to work. Formal. | ||
* '''Eldest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my eldest," rather than saying "my daughter/son." | |||
* '''Enby.''' From "NB (nonbinary)", a nonbinary equivalent of the words "boy" and "girl." However, some adults call themselves enbies. | * '''Enby.''' From "NB (nonbinary)", a nonbinary equivalent of the words "boy" and "girl." However, some adults call themselves enbies. | ||
* '''Get.''' Poetic language for offspring. | * '''Get.''' Poetic language for offspring. | ||
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* '''Youth.''' Neutral, poetic word for a young person, but usually implied to be male. | * '''Youth.''' Neutral, poetic word for a young person, but usually implied to be male. | ||
* '''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 | * '''Youngest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest" 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). | * '''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". | ||