Gender Nouns

There are four types of gender nouns in English.

Masculine gender nouns are words for men, boys, and male animals.
Feminine gender nouns are words for women, girls and female animals.
Common gender nouns are nouns that are used for both males and females.
Neuter gender nouns are words for things that are not alive.

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Gender Nouns for People

Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for people.

Male	Female
actor	actress
boy	girl
bridegroom	bride
brother	sister
count	countess
dad	mom
duke	duchess
emperor	empress
father	mother
gentleman	lady
grandfather	grandmother
heir	heiress
host	hostess
husband	wife
king	queen
landlord	landlady
man	woman
nephew	niece
policeman	policewoman
prince	princess
sir	madam
son	daughter
steward	stewardess
uncle	aunt
waiter	waitress
widower	widow
wizard	witch

Gender Nouns for Animals

Here are some masculine and feminine nouns for animals.

Animal	Masculine	Feminine
bear	boar	sow
cat	tom	queen
cattle	bull	cow
chicken	rooster	hen
deer	buck or stag	doe or hind
donkey	jack	jenny
duck	drake	duck
elephant	bull	cow
fox	dog	vixen
goose	gander	goose
horse	stallion	mare
leopard	leopard	leopardess
lion	lion	lioness
peacock	peacock	peahen
pig	boar	sow
rabbit	buck	doe
sheep	ram	ewe
swan	cob	pen
tiger	tiger	tigress
whale	bull	cow