masculine and feminine
DESCRIPTION
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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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