Nouns (Gender)
Your grandfather, father, uncle and brother belong to the masculine gender.
Your grandmother, mother, aunt and sister belong to the feminine gender.
- Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for persons :
Masculine Feminine brother sister emperor empress father mother man woman king queen actor actress headmaster headmistress son daughter uncle aunt author authoress - Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for male and female animals :
Masculine Feminine bull cow dog bitch fox vixen gander goose lion lioness tiger tigress cock or rooster hen buck doe drake duck tiger tigress horse mare peacock peahen - Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for persons :
Masculine Feminine milkman milkmaid landlord landlady grandfather grandmother washerman washerwoman
There are some nouns that have no gender, such as table, umbrella, etc. These nouns are in the neuter gender. All non-living things are in the neuter gender.
Certain nouns such as child, baby, doctor, artist, parent, teacher, player, etc., can be used for both male and female. These nouns are said to be in the common gender.
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