gender-neutral

[ jen-der-noo-truhl, -nyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

noting or relating to a word or phrase that does not refer to one gender only:
Firefighter and flight attendant are gender-neutral terms.
using words wherever appropriate that are free of reference to gender:
gender-neutral language.
relating to, intended for, or common to any gender:
a nursery decorated with gender-neutral colors.
noting or relating to a person of neutral gender, neither male nor female:
raising a gender-neutral child to avoid gender stereotypes.

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Example Sentences

And in 2023 and 2024, the two years since the Spirit Awards switched to gender-neutral acting categories with 10 nominees each, the winner for supporting performance has gone on to win the Oscar, while the winner of the lead performance award has been nominated for an Oscar but lost.

From Los Angeles Times

Waaddao Chumaporn, a prominent advocate for gender rights and co-founder of Bangkok Pride, which helped organize Thursday’s mass wedding, said she hopes other laws can be amended to be more inclusive, such as using gender-neutral terms to define parents.

From Los Angeles Times

However, there are still dozens of laws in the Thai legal code which have not yet been made gender-neutral, and there are still obstacles in the way of same-sex couples using surrogacy to have a family..

From BBC

Warwick, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, will be playing party games, before streaming different fireworks displays from around the world live.

From BBC

“Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls” became a gender-neutral salutation to “dreamers of all ages.”

From Los Angeles Times

genderlect gender-normative

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