pronoun
ze
zee
pronoun
1
A gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun, used as an alternative to "he," "she," or singular "they."
"Ze picked up ze's bag and left."
How to Use Ze
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA pronoun some people use instead of he/she to avoid specifying gender.
When to use it
Used mainly within nonbinary and gender-inclusive communities; not yet standard outside that context.
Easily confused with
xe
Word Forms
zes plural
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Etymology
Possibly influenced by the Dutch pronoun zij; coined in English as one of several proposed gender-neutral pronoun systems.