Translations:Gender neutral language in Swedish/76/en
- Vårdnadshavare. Neutral, formal, standard, means caregiver.
- Medföräldern. Neutral, formal, standard. Means co-parent. This term can be used gender-inclusively, but it's a matter of preference for each individual. Some people do not want to be gendered, some do, what the person sees as most appropriate should be respected.
- Gravida, gravida personer. Neutral, formal, standard. Means pregnant people. These terms can be used instead of "pregnant women" as a gender-inclusive alternative, but it's a matter of preference for each individual. Some people do not want to be gendered, some do, what the person sees as most appropriate should be respected.
- Födande föräldern/gravida föräldern. Neutral, formal, standard. Means "birthing parent/pregnant parent". This term can be used instead of "the mother" as a gender-inclusive alternative but also without designating a parental status for surrogates, but it's a matter of preference for each individual. Some people do not want to be gendered, some do, what the person sees as most appropriate should be respected.
- Den vuxna/De vuxna. Neutral, means the adult/adults, can be used to refer to the responsible people in the home of a child where there isn't specifically a parent.