gender-neutral

Adjective

Meaning

gender neutral (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of gender-neutral.

Not having, indicating, or being restricted on the basis of, gender.
Synonyms: gender-inclusive, genderless, (slang, Australia) gendy nooch, non-gendered, ungendered, unisex
Antonym: gender-specific
Used by or intended for people of any gender; not restricted to (only one) gender; available to all genders.
The women's sleeping quarters are on the left side of the dormitory, the men's are on the right; gender-neutral restrooms are located in the middle.

Of words, phrasing, etc.: not indicating or referring to (only one) gender.
Many modern laws use gender-neutral constructions like "they" in place of the old, supposedly unmarked "he".
Gender-neutral pronouns like "ey" and "ze" are used by many genderqueer, intersex, and neutrois individuals.

(grammar) In particular, in languages where words are assigned to one grammatical gender or another: lacking such an assignment. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonym: epicene

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Examples

Among high-school and college students in the United States, the words freshman (or the gender-neutral terms frosh or first year, sometimes freshie), sophomore, junior and senior refer to the first, second, third, and fourth years respectively. Source: Internet

Although it differentiates a small number of male and female nouns, such as patro (father) and patrino (mother) for the reason described above, most nouns are gender-neutral and the use of it is not necessary. Source: Internet

In the 1970s, the Boston-area Lesbian and Gay Folk Dance became the first group to regularly contra dance without gender roles;sfn its dances were referred to as "gender-free" or "gender-neutral" dances. Source: Internet

Meanwhile, gender-neutral garments, such as boiler suits and tailoring surged on the trend scene, with designers like JW Anderson and Toogood leading the way as high street labels followed suit. Source: Internet

Concern that current language may be biased in favor of men has led some authors in recent times to argue for the use of a more gender-neutral vocabulary in English and other languages. Source: Internet

For first-year students, "frosh" and "freshie" are another gender-neutral terms that can be used as a qualifier, for example "Frosh class elections". Source: Internet

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