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Genders Of Noun
Gender-----Noun
In English, nouns and pronouns fall into
three grammatical groups
MALE FEMALE
Boy girl
Brother sister
Man woman
Father mother
Uncle aunt
Husband wife
Son daughter
Nephew niece
Grandfather grandmother
Some nouns are add ess on the end to form the female version
MALE FEMALE
king queen
prince princess
hero heroine
actor actress
Host hostess
Duke duchess
Governor governess
Poet poetess
gentleman lady
MALE FEMALE
Father-in-law mother-in-law
Brother-in-law sister-in-law
Bride bridegroom
Waiter waitress
Milkman milkmaid
Priest nun
Sir madam
Master mistress
Bachelor spinster
Widower widow
MALE FEMALE
Cow bull
Tiger tigress
Lion lioness
Drake duck
Deer stag
Billy-goat doe
Ram (Sheep) ewe
boar(pig) sow
Horse mare / filly
Cock hen
Peacock peahen
Dog bitch
Fox vixen
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