Meanings
plural neopronouns · alternative neo-pronoun
- grammarA pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.
However, neopronouns also come with a disadvantage: they unavoidably stand out whenever they're used because relatively few people have ever heard these words before.
2018, Lee Airton, Gender: Your Guide: A Gender-Friendly Primer on What to Know, What to Say, and What to Do in the New Gender Culture, Adams Media, →ISBN, page 1032 more examples
Only—Ashraf didn't know any Italian neopronouns. He'd left Italy when he was barely out himself, and far too upset and raw to mix with other trans people. He'd never met an Italian speaker who used neutral or neopronouns, […]
2018, Matthew J. Metzger, Life Underwater, NineStar Press, LLC, →ISBNNEOPRONOUNS — “New” pronouns, as opposed to the more traditional he/him, she/her, and they/them. In this book I've included several neopronouns in the entry on PRONOUNS, but that list is not exhaustive. […]
2019, Morgan Lev Edward Holleb, The A-Z of Gender and Sexuality: From Ace to Ze, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 184Synonyms: xenopronoun
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA pronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they, especially one of the modern coinages used by some non-binary people.
Origin
Translations
French néopronom
- néopronompronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
German Neopronomen
- Neopronomenpronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
Polish neozaimek
- neozaimekpronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
Portuguese neopronome
- neopronomepronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
Spanish neopronombre
- neopronombrepronoun used in place of he, she, one, it, or singular they
Cite this entry
neopronoun. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopronoun
“neopronoun.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopronoun. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neopronoun,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neopronoun.
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