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These pictures show pairs of living things. Each pair has a male and a female. We
see that different words are used for them. The term gender indicates whether the
person or animal referred to is masculine (male) or feminine (female).
Remember
A noun that refers to a male is called a masculine gender.
A noun that refers to a female is called a feminine gender.
Learn the following pairs of masculine and feminine nouns.
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
actor actress horse mare
sir madam hunter huntress
bachelor bachelorette king queen
billy goat nanny goat lad lass
boar sow landlord landlady
boy girl lion lioness
buck doe manservant maidservant
bull cow milkman milkmaid
bridegroom bride monk nun
colt filly man woman
cock-sparrow hen-sparrow master mistress
drone bee nephew niece
emperor empress peacock peahen
father mother prince princess
fox vixen ram ewe
gander goose stag hind
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