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* '''Non.''' Follows a similar pattern (CvC) to Mom or Dad, could be short for "nonbinary". Variation '''Nonny''' for use with young children, similar to Mommy or Daddy.
* '''Non.''' Follows a similar pattern (CvC) to Mom or Dad, could be short for "nonbinary". Variation '''Nonny''' for use with young children, similar to Mommy or Daddy.
* '''Par.''' "Neutral, short for parent."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Par.''' "Neutral, short for parent."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
'''Pare, Pair, Pere, Pear''' "Neutral, Depending on spelling, this can rbe a shortening of parent or the "pair" to another parent or to the child. Can also reference "au pair". An au pair is a live in childcare worker, but the term means "equal to", implying that one is equal to a mother of father. Could also call to mind the French word for father or the fruit as a general affectionate nickname"
* '''Parent.''' "Neutral, formal."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Parent.''' "Neutral, formal."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Parental Unit (PU).''' Neutral, informal, humorous, possibly disrespectful. Used by the alien family in ''Coneheads,'' and taken up by popular culture.<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
* '''Parental Unit (PU).''' Neutral, informal, humorous, possibly disrespectful. Used by the alien family in ''Coneheads,'' and taken up by popular culture.<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref>
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