Memorize 100 examples of Masculine and Feminine gender List in English with PDF for Class 2 and Class 3. Learn Common Masculine and Feminine words with examples. Also, learn how to form Masculine and Feminine and how they are made.
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100 examples of Masculine and Feminine
There are three ways of forming the Feminine of Nouns:
1: By using an entirely different word; as
| Masculine | Feminine |
| Bachelor | Maid; Spinster |
| Brother | Sister |
| Bullock | Heifer |
| Colt | Filly |
| Drake | Duck |
| Father | Mother |
| Gentleman | Lady |
| Husband | Wife |
| Man | Woman |
| Nephew | Niece |
| Son | Daughter |
| Wizard | Witch |
| Boy | Girl |
| Bull (or ox) | Cow |
| Cock | Hen |
| Dog | Bitch |
| Drone | Bee |
| Gander | Goose |
| Horse | Mare |
| King | Queen |
| Monk | Nun |
| Sir | Madam |
| Stag | Hind |
| English man | English woman |
| He-mule | She-mule |
| Stallion | Mare |
| Sales man | Sales girl |
| Tutor | Governess |
| Drone | Bee |
| Brother-in-law | Sister-in-law |
| Son-in-law | Daughter-in-law |
| Maternal-uncle | Maternal-aunt |
| Step-son | Step-daughter |
| Hostess | Steward |
| Widow | Widower |
| Brother-in-law | Sister-in-law |
2: By adding a syllable (-ess, -ine, -trix, -a, etc.) as,
| Masculine | Feminine |
| author | authoress |
| count | countess |
| heir | heiress |
| Jew | Jewess |
| manager | manageress |
| patron | patroness |
| priest | priestess |
| baron | baroness |
| giant | giantess |
| host | hostess |
| lion | lioness |
| mayor | mayoress |
| poet | poetess |
| shepherd | shepherdess |
|Note that in the following -ess is added after dropping the vowel of the masculine ending!
| Masculine | Feminine |
| actor | actress |
| conductor | conductress |
| hunter | huntress |
| negro | negress |
| prince | princess |
| traitor | traitress |
| master | mistress |
| benefactor | benefactress |
| founder | foundress |
| instructor | instructress |
| emperor | empress |
| tiger | tigress |
| waiter | waitress |
| murderer | murderess |
Note: – The suffix -ess is the commonest suffix used to form feminine nouns, and the is the only one which we now* use in forming a new feminine noun.
| Masculine | Feminine |
| hero | heroine |
| fox | vixen |
| sultan | sultana |
(3) By placing a word before or after; as.
| Masculine | Feminine |
| grandfather | grandmother |
| manservant | maidservant |
| milkman | milk-woman |
| salesman | saleswoman |
| great-uncle | great-aunt |
| landlord | landlady |
| peacock | peahen |
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