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gayby
 n.— «In 1994, Daddy Dave and Daddy Bob prepared 5-year-old Elizabeth Wall for the first day of kindergarten in New Jersey, meeting with the principal in advance to ease her transition as the daughter of two gay men. […] Wall is one of a growing number of children, who affectionately call themselves “gaybies” or queer spawn.» —“‘Gayby Boom’ Fueled by Same-Sex Parents” by Susan Donaldson James ABC News Aug. 3, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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