Gender Nouns

Gender nouns are words that specify the gender of a person, animal, or character. In English, we typically categorize them into four groups based on how they indicate gender.

• Masculine gender nouns are words for men, boys, and male animals. Examples: king, uncle, hero, rooster.
• Feminine gender nouns are words for women, girls and female animals. Examples: queen, aunt, heroine, hen.
• Common gender nouns are nouns that can refer to either a male or a female. This is especially useful when the gender isn’t known or relevant. Examples: teacher, doctor, student, parent, and friend.
• Neuter gender nouns are nouns that refer to objects or concepts that have no gender at all. They are neither masculine nor feminine. Examples include chair, table, book, building, and car. We use the pronoun “it” for these nouns.

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Gender Nouns For People

Here are some examples of 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 examples of 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

Common Gender Nouns

Here are some examples of common gender nouns that used for both males and females.

babies	dancers
students	parents
reporters	teachers
singers	engineers
lawyers	artists
spouse	partner
doctor	student
astronaut	chef
nurse	dentist

Neuter Gender Nouns

Here are some examples of neuter gender nouns that are used for objects and places.

hospital	school
knife	chair
cave	floor
phone	fire
pen	stick
book	bag
pencil	crayons
flower	shoes

Gender of Nouns Flashcards: Masculine, Feminine, Common and Neuter

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