A Collection of Gender Neutral Language

Gender Neutral Pronouns

They/Them/Theirs

They are going to the store.

I'm going with them to the store.

Their wallet is on the table.

That backpack is theirs.

They can take care of themselves.

Neo Pronouns

Using they/them might be more common, but it's good to be aware of these as well.

Xe/Xem/Xir

Ze/Zir/Zir

Zie/Zim/Zir

Sie/Hir/Hir

Gender Neutral Honorifics

Mx pronounced “mix”, M, Ind, Misc

Mx Jules Chevalier

Mx Right 😉

Mx and Mr Chevalier

Gender neutral ways to say Sir/Madame

Excuse me

Pardon me

Hello there

Gender Neutral Greetings for a group of people

Hey y’all

Hey folks

Hey people

Hey everybody

Hey team

Hey friends

What not to say: "hey guys"

Gender Neutral Formal Greetings for a Group

My fellow persons

Good people

Honorable members / My fellow members

Esteemed colleagues

Distinguished guests

Gentlefolk

Gender Neutral replacements for Girl & Boy

Hey person / human / friend / mate

You go person / human / friend / mate

You’re my person / human / friend / mate

That’s my person / human / friend / mate

My persons / humans / friends / mates

Gender Neutral Family relationships

Mother/Father => Parent, Renny, Baba, Dama, Mada, Maddy, Mapa

Brother/Sister => Sibling, Sib, Sibster

Son/Daughter => Child, kid, kiddo, oldest, youngest

Aunt/Uncle => Pibling, Auncle, Unty, Cousin, Parsib, Ommer/Ommie, Aunkling, Ankle

Niece/Nephew => Nibling, Chilbing, Cousin, Sibkid, Niephling

Grandmother/Grandfather => Grandparent, Grandy

Gender Neutral Dating/Relationship titles

Boyfriend/Girlfriend => Datemate, Personfriend, Sweetie, Sweetheart, Bothfriend, Steady

Husband/Wife => Partner, Significant Other, Other Half, Loveperson

Gender Neutral Royalty titles

Majesty / Their Royal Majesty / The Royal Majesty

Highness / Their Royal Highness / The Royal Highness

Excellence

Worship

Monarch

Your Grace

Royal

Esteemed Being

My Liege

Gender neutral forms of Yas Queen/King

Go off, your eminence

Get it, your majesty

Fuck em up, your grace

Send it, your highness

Pop off, my liege

Slay, esteemed sovereign

Snap, your excellency

Tell em, my thane

I love it, O Esteemed Being!

Other Considerations

Manhood/Womanhood => Personhood

Mankind => Humankind

Freshman => First-Year Student

Man-made => Artificial

Every person for themselves

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