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* '''Nesser.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "daughter/son".<ref name="titles queeries" /> | * '''Nesser.''' Non-standard genderqueer term for "daughter/son".<ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
* '''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, | * '''Oldest/First-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my oldest" or "first-born", rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
* '''Progeny.''' Neutral, means offspring. | * '''Progeny.''' Neutral, means offspring. | ||
* '''Second-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my second-born," rather than saying "my daughter/son." Also works for third-, fourth-, or fifth-born, etc. <ref name="titles queeries" /> | * '''Second-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my second-born," rather than saying "my daughter/son." Also works for third-, fourth-, or fifth-born, etc. <ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
* '''Scion.''' Neutral, means offspring. | |||
* '''Spawn.''' Neutral, means offspring. | |||
* '''Sprog.''' Neutral, crude word for a young person.<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" /> | * '''Sprog.''' Neutral, crude word for a young person.<ref name="titles queeries" /><ref name="Lane-glossary" /> | ||
* '''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. | ||