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Bookmark or Share- Was "man" a gender-neutral word in common usage at some point?Specific sense of "adult male of the human race" (distinguished from a woman or boy) is by late Old English (c. 1000); implying that "man" was used in a purely non-gendered way before then. Indeed, OED's quotations for the definition of "a human being as a designation applied equally to particular individuals of either sex" are earlier than the ...
- Specific word for "grown-up children"? [duplicate]There is a group the ACA (Adult Children of Alcoholics) whose website is adultchildren.org So, this is definitely a common usage. – David M Commented Mar 4, 2014 at 21:57
- Referring to adult-age sons and daughters as children"adult children" is sometimes used in contexts where age is important, such as a form requiring someone to list all children under 18 and all adult children living with them. And someone might use it to emphasise that their children have left home or aren't dependent on them. But you wouldn't introduce someone as "my adult child/ren". –
- What is the difference between “rooster” vs. “cock” and “hen” vs ...When I was small and started to study English, I had pictures labelled cock, hen and chicken.. Now when I search the net for pictures for showing to my children, I see the same pictures, but this time they are labelled rooster, chicken and chick.
- Trying to understand the nuances between ox, steer and bullockAn ox (plural oxen), also known as a bullock in Australia and India, is a bovine trained as a draft animal or riding animal. Oxen are commonly castrated adult male cattle; castration makes the animals more docile.[citation needed] Cows (adult females) or bulls (intact males) may also be used in some areas. Wikipedia article on ox
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