Gender-Neutral/Queer Titles
Family etc Titles
Mum/Dad
- Parent; neutral, formal.
- Baba; queer, to match mama and dada (note: in many Asian languages, such as Mandarin Chinese, baba is the equivalent of dada.)
- Per; neutral, short for parent.
- Dommy; queer, mixture of mommy and daddy.
Sister/Brother
- Sibling; neutral, formal.
- Sib; neutral, short for sibling as sis and bro are short for sister and brother.
- Sibster; queer, combination of sibling and sister.
- Sibter; queer, combination of sibling and brother.
Aunt/Uncle
- Pibling; neutral, your parent’s sibling.
- Auncle; queer, combination of aunt and uncle.
- Cousin; neutral, as sometimes people say aunt/uncle for parents’ cousins, or much older cousins.
- Titi; neutral, from the Italian for Aunt (Tia) and Uncle (Tio).
- Untie/Unty; queer, combination of uncle and auntie/aunty
Niece/Nephew
- Nibling; neutral, combination of niece/nephew and sibling.
- Chibling; neutral, the children of you sibling.
- Cousin; neutral, as sometimes people say niece/nephew for cousins’ children, or much younger cousins.
- Sidkid; neutral, short for sibling’s kid.
Daughter/Son
- Child; neutral, formal.
- Offspring; neutral, formal.
- Sprog; neutral, informal.
- Oldest; neutral, refers to age instead of sex/gender.
- Youngest; neutral, refers to age instead of sex/gender.
Grandma/Grandpa
- Grandparent; neutral, formal.
Granddaugter/Grandson
- Grandchild; neutral, formal.
Godmother/Godfather
- Godparent; neutral, formal.
- Godbaba; queer, informal (note: in many Asian languages, such as Mandarin Chinese, baba is the equivalent of dada.)
Goddaughter/Godson
- Godchild; neutral, formal.
Girlfriend/Boyfriend (non-serious relationship)
- Date; neutral, the person you are dating.
- Lover; neutral, implies sexual relationship.
- Boifriend; queer, boi is a particular gender identity.
- Girlboyfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.
- Boygirlfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.
- Paramour; neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with.
- Bothfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.
- Genderfriend; queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend.
- Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.
- Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.
- [name]friend; queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend.
- Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.
- Birlfriend; queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend.
Girlfriend/Boyfriend (long-term/serious relationship)
- Partner; neutral.
- Significant Other; neutral, quite formal.
- S.O.; neutral, short for significant other, a tad formal.
- Other Half; neutral, informal.
- Boifriend; queer, boi is a particular gender identity.
- Girlboyfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.
- Boygirlfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.
- Paramour; neutral, someone you are having a sexual relationship with.
- Bothfriend; queer, for bigender or androgynous people, or perhaps binary trans people.
- Genderfriend; queer, based on boyfriend and girlfriend.
- Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.
- Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.
- [name]friend; queer, based on girlfriend and boyfriend.
- Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.
- Steady; neutral, as in “going steady” or “steady girlfriend/boyfriend”.
- Soul Mate; neutral, slightly cheesy.
- Birlfriend; queer, mix of boyfriend and girlfriend.
Fiancée/Fiancé
- Betrothed; neutral, formal.
- Partner; neutral.
- Significant Other; neutral, quite formal.
- S.O.; neutral, short for significant other, a tad formal.
- Other Half; neutral, informal.
- Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.
- Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.
- Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.
- Steady; neutral, as in “going steady” or “steady girlfriend/boyfriend”.
- Soul Mate; neutral, slightly cheesy.
Wife/Husband
- Spouse; neutral, formal.
- Partner; neutral.
- Significant Other; neutral, quite formal.
- S.O.; neutral, short for significant other, a tad formal.
- Other Half; neutral, informal.
- Sweetie; neutral, slightly cheesy.
- Sweetheart; neutral, cheesy or old-fashioned.
- Cuddle Buddy; neutral, cheesy.
- Steady; neutral, as in “going steady” or “steady girlfriend/boyfriend”.
- Soul Mate; neutral, slightly cheesy.
Official Titles
Ms./Mr.
- Mx.; queer.
Miscellaneous Titles
Ma’am/Sir
- Comrade; neutral, not suitable for all situations due to leftist/communist connotations.
