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.

Example Sentences

According to the guidance, a trans woman, a biological male who identifies as a woman, would be expected to use a gender-neutral toilet or the men's toilets, not those for women.

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"This is a gender-neutral dance," Gu said.

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Marg, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, says their own attempts to raise concerns were "laughed at" in meetings with bosses.

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When Morgan asked Yee if there should be a gender-neutral 2028 L.A.

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For instance, in 1884 Charles Crozat Converse, a Pennsylvania lawyer, proposed the pronoun “thon” as a gender-neutral alternative to the familiar “he” and “she,” starting a national conversation that has rumbled on ever since and yielded many more suggestions—among them “su,” “hir,” “hesh” and even, in 1975, the unfortunate-looking “h’orsh’it.”

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