MASCULINE AND FEMININE

NOUNS-----GENDERNOUNS-----GENDER

In English, nouns and pronouns fall into three grammatical groups

Masculine man, husband, heFeminine woman, wife, sheNeuter: child, bird, it

MASCULINEMASCULINENOUN DENOTING MALE GENDER

FEMININEFEMININE NOUN DENOTING FEMALE GENDER

COMMONCOMMONNOUN DENOTING EITHER MALE OR

FEMALE GENDER

MALE FEMALE Boy girl Brother sister Man woman Father mother Uncle aunt Husband wife Son daughter Nephew niece Grandfather grandmother

The male and female versions of some words are different

MALE FEMALE

king queen prince princess hero heroine actor actress Host hostess Duke duchess Governor governess Poet poetess gentleman lady

Some nouns are add ess on the end to form the female version

MALE FEMALE

Father-in-law mother-in-law Brother-in-law sister-in-law Bride bridegroom Waiter waitress Milkman milkmaid Priest nun Sir madam Master mistress Bachelor spinster Widower widow

MALE FEMALE Cow bull Tiger tigress Lion lioness Drake duck Deer stag Billy-goat doeRam (Sheep) eweboar(pig) sowHorse mare / fillyCock henPeacock peahenDog bitchFox vixen

Words can be common to both male and female

Words can be common to both male and female

Worker receptionistchild

Musician designerfriend

Teacher secretarycandidate

Baby horseservant

Assistant minister member

Cousin doctorstudent

Nurse customerapplicant

Driver patientBoss passenger

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