neopronoun

[ nee-oh-proh-noun ]

noun

1. a type of gender-neutral pronoun, coined after 1800, and used especially by nonbinary and genderqueer people, as in English ze/hir/hirs, e/em/eirs, or xe/xem/xyrs.

Word History and Origins

Origin of neopronoun¹

First recorded in 1985–90; neo- ( def ) + pronoun ( def )