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Shalini is a girl. She helps her mother.

Here, Shalini, girl and mother refer to females. Therefore, they are of the feminine
gender.

Tigress, duchess, cow, wife, grandmother, lady, etc. are some nouns of the feminine

gender.

Formation of feminine gender by using a different word

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

man woman uncle aunt

father mother sir madam

king queen son daughter

drone bee bachelor spinster

lord lady fox vixen

stag hind gander goose

nephew niece horse mare

husband wife cock/rooster hen

wizard witch drake duck

brother sister buck doe

Formation of feminine gender by changing the spelling a little and adding -ess

to the masculine gender

Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine

waiter waitress duke duchess

hunter huntress shepherd shepherdess

priest priestess giant giantess

lion lioness tiger tigress

emperor empress heir heiress

prince princess God Goddess

poet poetess host hostess

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