gender-neutral
Americanadjective
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noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only.
Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.
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using words wherever appropriate that are free of reference to gender.
gender-neutral language.
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relating to, intended for, or common to any gender.
a nursery decorated with gender-neutral colors.
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noting or relating to a person of neutral gender, neither male nor female.
raising a gender-neutral child to avoid gender stereotypes.
Example Sentences
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Some have paid for legal advice, while others have taken mitigating steps such as introducing gender-neutral toilets.
From BBC
“My daughter would pick a Barbie movie and my son would pick Ninja Turtles and the other would have no interest in watching it,” said Redeker, of Vienna, Va. “We began choosing more gender-neutral movies like ‘Inside Out’ that everyone enjoys.”
One of the distinct features of the gym is its gender-neutral changing room, which Rypinski says is the first of its kind in the country.
From Los Angeles Times
That it’s a gender-neutral pronoun, because they identify as gender-fluid.
From Literature
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By then Press, 37, had made the transition from soccer star to businesswoman and media personality with Re-Inc, a gender-neutral community-driven fashion brand, and the Re-Cap Show, an award-winning soccer podcast, both of which she runs with wife and former teammate Tobin Heath.
From Los Angeles Times
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