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gender-neutral

[ jen-der-noo-truhl, -nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only:

    Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.

  2. using words wherever appropriate that are free of reference to gender:

    gender-neutral language.

  3. relating to, intended for, or common to any gender:

    a nursery decorated with gender-neutral colors.

  4. noting or relating to a person of neutral gender, neither male nor female:

    raising a gender-neutral child to avoid gender stereotypes.



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Example Sentences

For decades, toy production and marketing was increasingly gender neutral.

But Herx showed that this “gender-neutral” rule had never been applied against men.

Early on, we had been conscientious about providing them with gender-neutral toys like blocks, balls, and puzzles.

Generally uses masculine pronouns (e.g., “he” or “his”) or gender neutral pronouns.

Some people use similar terms such as “genderless” and “gender neutral”.

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