Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Masculine nouns are words for men and boys, and male animals.
Feminine nouns are words for women and girls, and female animals.
e.g : bride (feminine) ; bridegroom (masculine)
hen (feminine) ; rooster (masculine)
lioness ( feminine) ; lion (masculine)
queen (feminine) ; king (masculine)
Here are some more masculine and feminine nouns for people.
Masculine Feminine
actor actress
brother sister
emperor empress
father mother
gentleman lady
grandson granddaughter
headmaster headmistress
man woman
nephew niece
son daughter
steward stewardess
Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for male and female animals.
Animal Male Female
chicken rooster hen
cattle bull cow
deer buck doe
donkey jack jenny
duck drake duck
fox fox vixen
goose gander goose
horse stallion mare
lion lion lioness
sheep ram ewe
tiger tiger tigress
Nouns that end in -ess and -ress often belong to the feminine gender.
e.g : actress,stewardess,lioness,tigress,princes,waitress.
Many nouns are used for both males and females.
e.g : accountants,parents,artists,designers,teachers.
Words for things that are neither male nor female are called neuter nouns.
e.g : bench,computer,leaves,sky,fire,floor,cake,wind
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