ey

/eɪ/

Meanings

noun

An egg.

Examples :

"I ate an ey for breakfast this morning. "

food animal

noun

An island.

Examples :

"The family took a boat trip to a small ey off the coast of Scotland. "

geography place world area

pronoun

(epicene) A gender-neutral third-person singular subject pronoun, one of the so-called Spivak pronouns, equivalent to the singular they and coordinate with gendered pronouns he and she.

Examples :

""When the new student arrives, please make ey feel welcome, regardless of ey's gender." "

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Related Words

neutral noun

/ˈnjuːtɹəl/ /ˈnuːtɹəl/

A nonaligned state, or a member of such a state.

"Switzerland is a neutral in international conflicts. "

coordinate noun

/koʊˈɔːrdɪneɪt/ /koʊˈɔːrdənət/

A number representing the position of a point along a line, arc, or similar one-dimensional figure.

"The coordinate of the house on the street map was 12B. "

morning noun

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

The part of the day from dawn to noon.

"The morning classes at school begin at 8:00 a.m. "

epicene noun

/ˈɛpɪsiːn/ /ˈɛ.pəˌsin/

An epicene word; preceded by the: the epicene words of a language as a class.

"In English, "teacher" and "doctor" belong to the epicene; they don't grammatically indicate the gender of the person. "

gendered verb

/ˈdʒɛndərd/ /ˈdʒɛndəd/

To assign a gender to (a person); to perceive as having a gender; to address using terms (pronouns, nouns, adjectives...) that express a certain gender.

"The toy store often gendered its products, displaying pink dolls in one aisle and blue trucks in another. "

pronouns noun

/ˈpɹoʊnaʊnz/

(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.

""When writing, it's important to use the correct pronouns to refer to people, like 'he' for a boy and 'she' for a girl." "

regardless adjective

/ɹɪˈɡɑːd.lɪs/ /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/

Having no regard; heedless; careless.

"Regardless of the rain, she went to school. "

subject adjective

/ˈsʌb.dʒɪkt/ /ˈsʌb.dʒɛkt/ /səbˈdʒɛkt/

Likely to be affected by or to experience something.

"The students are subject to strict rules about late arrivals. "

pronoun noun

/ˈpɹəʊnaʊn/ /ˈpɹoʊ.naʊn/

(grammar) A type of noun that refers anaphorically to another noun or noun phrase, but which cannot ordinarily be preceded by a determiner and rarely takes an attributive adjective. English examples include I, you, him, who, me, my, each other.

"My favorite pronoun is "we," as it often refers to my family and me. "

equivalent noun

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

Anything that is virtually equal to something else, or has the same value, force, etc.

"A pound of apples is the equivalent of two dollars at the market. "

breakfast noun

/ˈbɹɛkfəst/

The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.

"You should put more protein in her breakfast so she will grow."

singular noun

/ˈsɪŋɡjʊlə/ /ˈsɪŋɡjəlɚ/

(grammar) A form of a word that refers to only one person or thing.

"In English grammar, "dog" is the singular of "dogs." "