gender-neutral
adjective
: not referring to either sex but only to people in general
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India also has several languages that use gender-neutral pronouns — Tamil, for instance, has an honorific neutral pronoun and verb conjugation.
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Supriya Ganesh, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Heroic Gender-Neutral Names Of course, not all heroes are men or women—some are transgender, or have names that are gender-neutral.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
Corey and Schipf joined the fray with their gender-neutral competitor, pooling their collective savings to fund Stall Mates' first run of product, the brand name's trademark, the legal costs of establishing the business and a label created by a graphic designer, says Corey.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
On the ground floor, the building’s open-air male and female changing rooms will merge into one larger indoor gender-neutral area with private changing rooms and toilet stalls, Kingsnorth said.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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Supriya Ganesh, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Heroic Gender-Neutral Names Of course, not all heroes are men or women—some are transgender, or have names that are gender-neutral.
—Taylor Grothe, Parents, 10 Apr. 2026
Corey and Schipf joined the fray with their gender-neutral competitor, pooling their collective savings to fund Stall Mates' first run of product, the brand name's trademark, the legal costs of establishing the business and a label created by a graphic designer, says Corey.
—Tom Huddleston Jr., CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026
On the ground floor, the building’s open-air male and female changing rooms will merge into one larger indoor gender-neutral area with private changing rooms and toilet stalls, Kingsnorth said.
—Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Gender-neutral.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gender-neutral. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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