Gender neutral language in English: Difference between revisions
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|word3 = Kid|meaning3 = Standard informal gender neutral term for young children or young offspring.}} | |word3 = Kid|meaning3 = Standard informal gender neutral term for young children or young offspring.}} | ||
* '''I’m their mother.''' Rephrasing to communicate the relationship by naming the title of the speaker. | |||
* '''I’m their mother''' Rephrasing to communicate the relationship by naming the title of the speaker. | |||
* '''Bitsy.''' Non-standard [[genderqueer]] term for a very young person.<ref name="titles queeries" /> | * '''Bitsy.''' Non-standard [[genderqueer]] term for a very young person.<ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
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* '''Youngest/Last-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest" or "last-born" rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | * '''Youngest/Last-born.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring by saying "my youngest" or "last-born" rather than saying "my daughter/son."<ref name="titles queeries" /> | ||
* '''One of my twins''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring, if | * '''One of my twins.''' Neutral, a way of speaking of one's offspring, if they’re a twin or triplet. | ||
* '''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic. Alternatively: young'un. | * '''Young one.''' Neutral, poetic. Alternatively: young'un. | ||