Nouns and Genders :
Nouns can be classified into four genders.
Masculine : boy, man, lion, ox, peacock, drake
Feminine : girl, woman, lioness, cow, peahen, duck
Common : Nouns that can belong to either masculine or feminine or both - baby, child, doctor, teacher, driver, animal, writer, pilot
Neuter : Nouns that do not have a gender - table, chair, tree, car, pen, lamp
We can form the feminine of the following nouns.
by adding ess
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actor - actress
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author - authoress
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heir - heiress
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lion - lioness
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tiger - dgress
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host - hostess
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priest - priestess
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prince - princess
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seamster — seamstress
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god — goddess
by adding she / girl / woman
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he-goat — she-goat
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godfather - godmother
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washerman — washerwoman
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fisherman – fisherwoman
by using a totally different word
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boy - girl
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buck - doe
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bull/ox — cow
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colt — filly
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father - mother
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fox — vixen
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gander - goose
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horse - mare
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drake — duck
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husband — wife
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king - queen
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lord - lady
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nephew — niece
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ram — ewe
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salesman — saleswoman
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businessman - businesswoman
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man-servant - maid-servant
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businessman — businesswoman
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son — daughter
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gentleman - lady
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bridegroom — bride
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cock — hen
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uncle - aunt
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hero - heroine
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boar — sow
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peacock -peahen
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