Gender - English Grammar

 Gender

A noun that denotes male or female, is called gender. In this part, we will study:

• Masculine Gender - A noun that denotes a male, is called a masculine gender. For example, man, boy, etc.

• Feminine Gender - A noun that denotes a female, is called a feminine gender. For example, woman, girl, etc.

• Common Gender - A noun that denotes both male and female, is called a common gender. For example doctor, student, teacher, professor, child, etc.

• Neuter Gender - A noun that denotes neither male nor female, is called a neuter gender. Non living things are mostly of neuter gender. For example, wood, fan, house, etc.

The table given below shows a list of some of the most commonly used masculine and their corresponding feminine genders. Learn them well and then test your knowledge by clicking the button provided at the end.  

Masculine	Feminine
ram	ewe
man	woman
bull	cow
son	daughter
god	goddess
fox	vixen
sir	madam
men	women
boy	girl
host	hostess
hero	heroine
bull	cow
heir	heiress
duke	duchess
buck	doe
duck	drake
lion	lioness
cock	hen
boar	sow
king	queen
stag	deer
billy	nanny
monk	nun
actor	actress
tiger	tigress
uncle	aunt
horse	mare
count	countess
goose	gander
prince	princess
father	mother
mister	mistress
priest	priestess
hunter	huntress
waiter	waitress
rooster	hen
brother	sister
nephew	niece
stallion	mare
steward	stewardess
sorcerer	sorceress
peacock	peahen
emperor	empress
bachelor	spinster
husband	wife
old man	old woman
landlord	landlady
gentleman	lady
policeman	policewoman
bridegroom	bride
headmaster	headmistress
grandfather	grandmother
business man	business woman

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