| euphemism | an inoffensive or a detect word or expression substituted for one considered offensive or too direct; for example passed away is one for die |
| assignment | assigned at the ceremony of 13 after a yearlong observation by Elders; it’s what you will do for the rest of your life |
| birth mother | bears new children; three years, three births then they are laborers (have little honor) |
| ceremony of loss | the accidental death of a child |
| ceremony for the ones | all the children born the previous year turned one; the naming |
| ceremony of 12 | held each December; you receive your assignment |
| comfort object | given at bedtime to comfort, a stuffed animal taken away at 8 |
| elders | the older and wiser members of the community; observers; the receiver is the most important elder |
| elsewhere | outside the community; where people who are released go |
| newchild | babies from birth until the ceremony of ones |
| nurturer | responsible for the physical and emotional needs of every newchild during it’s earliest life; Jonas’s fathers assignment |
| release | a repeat offender released on third transgression (punishment) a new child not developing normally, of the elderly (a celebration) |
| sameness | the society emphasizes similarities, people all treated alike; differences are ignored |
| stirrings | sexual desired that are repressed with a pill |
| tellings | tellings of feelings; an evening ritual |
Euphemisms in the giver
April 14, 2020