Can we use it for human?

It is not generally considered appropriate for humans. We use he, she, etc. It implies that the human in question is an object, or has no gender (which is generally considered offensive). As far as animals go, it and its are fine.
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Can we use it for a person?

Although English does not have genders, people do, and “its” is reserved for things. (Note that some people even avoid “his/her” and will use “they/their” for the singular plural for people, but even they do not use “it/its” to refer to a person.
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Can we use it for living things?

When Can We Use 'It'? We can use 'it' to refer to: A Non-human but living thing (like plant, tree, etc.) A Non-human and non-living object (book, chair, etc.)
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Should I use it for person?

According to the Webster dictionary (www.webster.com) the pronoun 'it' can be used in reference to "a person or animal whose sex is unknown or disregarded <don't know who it is>." "It" is often used when talking about babies or children or in sentences like "It is me".
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Which can be used for humans?

Human is pronounced as (youman)human which the first word is not an vowel (a,e,i,o,u) so 'a' should be used before it.
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Can we use it for animal?

An animal is referred as “it” unless the relationship is personal (like a pet that has a name). Then it's OK to use “he” or “she" when referring to the animal.
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How can we use it is?

We commonly use the pronoun it as both a subject and an object pronoun:
  1. Don't drink the milk. It smells terrible.
  2. Has anyone seen my phone? I can't find it anywhere.
  3. That furniture is lovely. It isn't too expensive for us, is it?
  4. You know the flat with three bedrooms by the supermarket?
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Can we use it for baby?

Senior Member. After a baby is born, you can still call it 'it', but it would not be very polite to do this when talking to the parents. Also, if you know and use its name, you need to use 'he' or 'she' as appropriate: The baby is being held by its/her/his mother.
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Can we use it instead of he or she?

The word "it" is here simply because we can't have a verb without some sort of a subject in English; it doesn't refer to any explicit thing. So, I would say that we don't use "it" to refer to (non-infant) humans, and "it's John" is not a counterexample.
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Can we use its Before name?

It's is a contraction and should be used where a sentence would normally read "it is." The apostrophe indicates that part of a word has been removed. Its with no apostrophe, on the other hand, is the possessive word, like "his" and "her," for nouns without gender.
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Can we use it for crow?

For instance, I'd use 'it' if the qualities of the bird were important (like freedom through flight, shrewdness, visiting in the night, eating carrion). On the other hand, if the bird represented an avenging angel, I'd use 'she' (like in The Crow).
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Can we use it for cow?

If you have no special attachment to a cow, then using "it" would be fine. If you have developed an interest in the cow, then using "she" is fine. However we should often use "he" or "she" instead of "it" while pointing a specific animal.
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Can we use it for birds?

It would be natural to refer to them by the appropriate pronoun, and much better to avoid confusion by not referring to both of them as “it”. In addition to the other answers, I would like to add that people often use he and she for pet birds while using “it” for birds in general.
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Is it rude to call someone an IT?

In English, you use it to refer to objects, not people. So it would be very rude and not grammatical - not only do you use a wrong pronoun gender, you also implicitly objectify that person. You should use he or she for men and women respectively.
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What are some gender-neutral words?

Some examples include:
  • Folks, folx, or everybody instead of guys or ladies/gentleman.
  • Humankind instead of mankind.
  • People instead of man/men.
  • Members of Congress instead of congressmen.
  • Councilperson instead of councilman/councilwoman.
  • First-year student instead of freshman.
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Can we use him for girl?

Absolutely not. The word “ him” is the object form of the Pronoun “ he”. That is for a Male.
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Can we use him for both gender?

In writing, we can use (s)he, he/she, him/her or his/her to refer to both sexes at the same time.
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Where is these used?

This and these are demonstratives, which means they indicate a specific noun in a sentence. The two words are similar because they refer to nouns that are near in space and time. This is used with singular or uncountable nouns (i.e. this egg or this music). These refers to plural nouns (i.e. these cookies).
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Which pronoun do we use for baby?

He, she, and it can all be used when talking about a baby. People who have a personal connection to the baby would be more inclined to use he or she.
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What type of word is it?

pronoun, nominative it,possessive its or (Obsolete or Dialect) it,objective it;plural nominative they,possessive their or theirs,objective them.
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What does it stand for?

information technology (IT)
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Can you say it is me?

It is me (or it's me) is considered an informal style. Today, most native English speakers use It is me instead of It is I. Me is usually an object pronoun. In most cases this means it's on the receiving end of the action in a sentence.
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Can we use it for Lion?

Usually we use "it" for animals. but here for lion and lioness we should say "he" and "she".:-D.
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Is a dog he or it?

An animal is referred as “it” unless the relationship is personal (like a pet that has a name). Then it's OK to use “he” or “she" when referring to the animal.
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Why do we refer to animals as it?

As you say, animals do have natural gender, and there is nothing to stop you from using the corresponding gendered pronoun. When referring to your own dog, for example, most people will use gendered pronouns. In many cases, however, you simply don't know what sex an animal is at first blush.
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