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Some parents will be offended no matter how you ask and some parents won't be offended no matter how you ask.

In general, it's definitely not a good idea to use the word "it"it to refer to a human being, as others have mentioned already.

  1. Is the baby a boy or a girlIs the baby a boy or a girl? (most commonly used and accepted)
  2. Is the baby a he or a sheIs the baby a he or a she? (doesn't quite sound right, the usage of "he/she"he/she seems to be used mostly in reference to animals)
  3. Is the baby a male or a femaleIs the baby a male or a female? (sounds very formal but would generally be acceptable if asked by a professional working with the baby, such as a doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.)

Some parents will be offended no matter how you ask and some parents won't be offended no matter how you ask.

In general, it's definitely not a good idea to use the word "it" to refer to a human being, as others have mentioned already.

  1. Is the baby a boy or a girl? (most commonly used and accepted)
  2. Is the baby a he or a she? (doesn't quite sound right, the usage of "he/she" seems to be used mostly in reference to animals)
  3. Is the baby a male or a female? (sounds very formal but would generally be acceptable if asked by a professional working with the baby, such as a doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.)

Some parents will be offended no matter how you ask and some parents won't be offended no matter how you ask.

In general, it's definitely not a good idea to use the word it to refer to a human being, as others have mentioned already.

  1. Is the baby a boy or a girl? (most commonly used and accepted)
  2. Is the baby a he or a she? (doesn't quite sound right, the usage of he/she seems to be used mostly in reference to animals)
  3. Is the baby a male or a female? (sounds very formal but would generally be acceptable if asked by a professional working with the baby, such as a doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.)
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JennyIsAPunkRocker
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Some parents will be offended no matter how you ask and some parents won't be offended no matter how you ask.

In general, it's definitely not a good idea to use the word "it" to refer to a human being, as others have mentioned already.

  1. Is the baby a boy or a girl? (most commonly used and accepted)
  2. Is the baby a he or a she? (doesn't quite sound right, the usage of "he/she" seems to be used mostly in reference to animals)
  3. Is the baby a male or a female? (sounds very formal but would generally be acceptable if asked by a professional working with the baby, such as a doctor, nurse, social worker, etc.)