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* '''Little one.''' Neutral word for a very young child or young offspring.
* '''Little one.''' Neutral word for a very young child or young offspring.
* '''Minor.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person under the legal age of consent.
* '''Minor.''' Standard gender-neutral word for a person under the legal age of consent.
* '''Nesser[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster Nessie].''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "daughter/son".<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Nesser/[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loch_Ness_Monster Nessie].''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "daughter/son".<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Offspring.''' Neutral, standard word, but not usually used for people, except in legal language.
* '''Offspring.''' Neutral, standard word, but not usually used for people, except in legal language.
* '''Oldest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my oldest," rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Oldest.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my oldest," rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>