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it
noun/ɪt/
meaning in plain English
A thing that isn’t a boy or girl, just an animal or object without a gender.
Imagine a ball rolling by—just it, no boy or girl, just an object.
for example
The cat licked its paw, and it purred loudly.
When you point to a rock and say, "Look at it," you’re not calling it a boy or girl—it’s just a rock. Why bother with gender when it’s just a thing sitting there?