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D.    Irregular gender nouns

                   Masculine             Feminine                      Masculine             Feminine

                   bachelor              spinster                      drone                 bee

                   boar                  sow                           earl                  countess

                   boy                   girl                          emperor               empress

                   bridegroom            bride                         father                mother
                   brother               sister                        fox                   vixen

                   buck                  doe                           gander                goose

                   bull                  cow                           gentleman             lady
                   bullock               heifer                        hero                  heroine

                   cock                  hen                           horse                 mare

                   colt                  filly                         king                  queen

                   dog                   bitch                         lad                   lass
                   drake                 duck                          lord                  lady

                   male                  female                        ram                   ewe

                   man                   woman                         sir                   madam

                   master (boy)          miss (girl)                   son                   daughter
                   monk                  nun                           stag                  hind

                   Mr                    Mrs                           uncle                 aunt

                   nephew                niece                         widower               widow

                   papa                  mama                          wizard                witch

          E.    By adding a new word

                   Masculine             Feminine                      Masculine             Feminine

                   bull-elephant         cow-elephant                  manservant            maidservant
                   fisherman             fisherwoman                   milkman               milkmaid

                   he-goat               she-goat                      peacock               peahen

                   jack-ass              jenny-ass                     tom-cat               she-cat

          Some Nouns of Common Gender
              baby           bird           child          cousin         doctor         enemy        friend

              infant         lawyer         minister       neighbour      orphan         parent       passenger

              person         pupil          relative       servant        student        teacher      worker


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