I have a lot of niblings. How about you?
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (377225)
Rockingham, Australia
April 12, 2026 2:42am CST
There is a person that I see from time to time on our TV and I never know if he/she is male or female. I googled him/her as I was curious and it turns out he/she is gay, non-binary and a dual American and Australian citizen.
I’m not judging Rhys Nicholson but I have a bit of trouble with those people who start calling themselves ‘they’, simply because I keep looking for a second or third person. I always expect ‘they’ to be more than one.
Anyway, while researching all this, I came across the word ‘nibling’. It seems this is a gender-neutral term now starting to be used in place of ‘nephew’ and ‘niece’.
So have you heard of a nibling before?
The photo is mine.
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@DaddyEvil (171760)
• United States
5h
I've never heard the term before but we rarely see any of our family anymore.
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@JudyEv (377225)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
It's the first time I've come across 'nibling'. Seems a strange word really but then we use 'spouse' to signify husband or wife.
@snowy22315 (205840)
• United States
2h
Nope never heard of it. I think all that trans stuff is absurd honestly. Go ahead and do your thing, but don't make me guess what to call you.
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@JudyEv (377225)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
Fair enough. I believe some are born in the wrong body but so many are just jumping on the bandwagon of what's 'in' at the moment.
@crossbones27 (52576)
• Mojave, California
5h
I have not and I am with you no problem with any of it if it makes people live free, but the terming sure confuses the hell out of me.
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@JudyEv (377225)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I guess we're just not used to it. We use spouse which is non-gender specific but that's a word we're more used to.
@JudyEv (377225)
• Rockingham, Australia
1h
I agree with 'they'. It's a plural word and seems strange to use it for one person.
@LooeyVille (50)
• United States
4h
I think I heard it on a TV show sitcom. If these alternative people would just follow grammar rules, I wouldn't have so much trouble with it. "They" is plural. Are they saying they are multiple genders?
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@BarBaraPrz (51602)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
6m
The only nibblings I've ever known have been food-based. [em]lol[/em
