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Parents as in the formal words mother or father, or the informal mama or dada. Gender-neutral and gender-inclusive words for a parent of any gender, or non-standard specifically nonbinary, [[queer]], or [[genderqueer]] words. A list in alphabetical order. | Parents as in the formal words mother or father, or the informal mama or dada. Gender-neutral and gender-inclusive words for a parent of any gender, or non-standard specifically nonbinary, [[queer]], or [[genderqueer]] words. A list in alphabetical order. | ||
*'''[[ | *'''[[baba|Baba]].''' "Neutral, based on mama and papa. Can call to mind the children's character Babar, or the monster Babadook (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.)"<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||
* '''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB [nonbinary], similar to mama and papa/dada."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | * '''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB [nonbinary], similar to mama and papa/dada."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||
* '''Cenn.''' "Neutral, short for cennend," which see.<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | * '''Cenn.''' "Neutral, short for cennend," which see.<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||
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Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for grandparent. Alphabetical order. | Gender-neutral or genderqueer words for grandparent. Alphabetical order. | ||
* '''Baba.''' Neutral, based on mama and dada. Can call to mind the children's character Babar, or the monster Babadook (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.) | |||
*'''[[baba|Baba]].''' Neutral, based on mama and dada. Can call to mind the children's character Babar, or the monster Babadook (Note, baba means dad in some languages and grandmother in others.) | |||
* '''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB, similar to nana and papa."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | * '''Bibi.''' "Queer, based on the B in NB, similar to nana and papa."<ref>"Gender neutral/queer titles." ''Gender Queeries.'' [http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles http://genderqueeries.tumblr.com/titles]</ref> | ||
* '''Granpare.''' Pare can be a shortening of the word "parent". The title could also call to mind the French word for father. | * '''Granpare.''' Pare can be a shortening of the word "parent". The title could also call to mind the French word for father. | ||