Gender-neutral Definition
jĕndər-no͝otrəl, -nyo͝o-
adjective
Free of explicit or implicit reference to gender or sex, as is the term police officer (instead of policewoman or policeman ) or the term crewed (instead of manned ).
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Alternative spelling of gender-neutral.
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Applicable or available to either gender (to both males and females).
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.
Many modern laws use gender-neutral constructions like "he or she" in place of the old, supposedly unmarked "he".
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Not indicating or restricted by gender, and thus applicable or available to those of any gender and to those of no gender.
Gender-neutral pronouns like "ey" and "ze" are used by many genderqueer, intersex, and neutrois individuals.
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(grammar) In languages where words are assigned to one gender or another, lacking such an assignment.
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