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*'''Tonåring.''' Neutral, standard. Means teenager.
*'''Tonåring.''' Neutral, standard. Means teenager.
*'''Ungdom.''' Neutral, standard. Means youth/youngster.
*'''Ungdom.''' Neutral, standard. Means youth/youngster.
*'''Telning, ättling, avkomma/avkomling.''' Neutral standard (but might sound weird) alternatives to refer to someone in relation to them being one's child while not using a word that is associated with being a youngling. Telning basically mean progeny (or more directly the botanical term "shoot"), ättling means descendant, and avkomma/avkomling means offspring,


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*'''Älskling.''' Neutral, standard. Means love.
*'''Älskling.''' Neutral, standard. Means love.
*'''Respektive.''' Neutral. Means respective.
*'''Respektive.''' Neutral. Means respective.
*'''Hjärtevän.''' Neutral, standard. Means heartfriend and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).
*'''Hjärtevän.''' Neutral, standard but not frequently used. Means heartfriend and can be used as a gender-neutral alternative to "flickvän" (girlfriend) and "pojkvän" (boyfriend).
*'''Brudpartner.''' Neutral, nonstandard. Means marrier/spouse-to-be/nearly-wed.
*'''Brudpartner.''' Neutral, nonstandard. Means marrier/spouse-to-be/nearly-wed.
*'''Förlovade/Fästpartner/Fästperson.''' Neutral, standard/nonstandard. Means betrothed/fiance.
*'''Förlovade/Fästpartner/Fästperson.''' Neutral, standard/nonstandard. Means betrothed/fiance.
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