Talk:Carlos Marlon/@comment-67.249.151.236-20131111153450/@comment-6192846-20131112001414

Based on its use in the dictionary, it effectively functions that way. Culturally, it tends to be used with males but is still strictly gender-neutral. If the novel actually indicates the baby was a boy, I doubt there would be a need for every source to be so ambiguous but that's a matter for the discussion thread.