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.
Masculine -
Feminine
boy - girl
man - woman
prince -
princess
steward -
stewardess
waiter – waitress
bride – bridegroom
rooster – hen
lion – lioness
king - queen
mother – father
great-grandfather – great-grandmother
grandfather – grandmother
son –daughter
brother – sister
husband – wife
uncle – aunt
Here are some
more masculine and feminine nouns for people. Here are some more masculine and
feminine nouns for people.
Masculine – Feminine
actor - actress
brother - sister
emperor -
empress
father - mother
gentleman - lady
grandfather -
grandmother
grandson -
granddaughter
headmaster -
headmistress
man - woman
master -
mistress
nephew - niece
prince -
princess
son - daughter
steward -
stewardess
uncle - aunt
wizard – witch
Note: Masculine
nouns belong to the masculine gender. Feminine nouns belong to the feminine
gender.
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
NOTE:
Nouns that end
in -ess and -ress often belong to the feminine gender. For
example:
actress - stewardess
lioness - tigress
princess - waitress
Many nouns are used for both males and females. Nouns like these are used
for both males and females:
accountants
parents
artists
managers
designers
pupils
engineers
singers
lawyers
teachers
doctors
scientist
hairdressers
dancers
NOTE:
We call these nouns common-gender nouns. Words for things that are
neither male nor female are called neuter nouns.
Here are some
neuter nouns:
ball
forest
building
gymnasium
broom
playground
cake
rock
computer
sky
card
socks
floor
wind
leaves
bench
mirror
fire
waterfall
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