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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, | |||
===Grandparents=== | ===Grandparents=== | ||
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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. | ||