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gender-neutral

1. Not giving an indication of someone's or something's gender. Our campus is trying to settle on a gender-neutral term to use for students who don't identify as male or female. Is there a gender-neutral title in the vein of "Ms." and "Mr."? I went to an all-girls' high school, and they used the gender-neutral term "frosh" instead of "freshman."
2. Applicable to any gender. My daughters have so many dolls—I wish they had more gender-neutral toys to play with. Don't they have any gender-neutral clothes for kids? My daughter doesn't want to be covered in unicorns, and my son couldn't care less about dinosaurs! A: "They don't want to find out if they're having a boy or a girl." B: "I guess they're going with a gender-neutral paint color for the nursery then."
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