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