What is Gender in the English language?
Actually, gender is a noun that denotes male, female, neuter or both male & female that is called Gender in the English language. The meaning of gender is " sign".In english language , thete are four types of genders such as Masculine gender, Feminine gender, Neuter gender & Common Gender.
Types of gender in english grammar
1. MASCULINE GENDER.
2.FEMININE GENDER.
3.COMMON GENDER.
4.NEUTER GENDER.
What is Masculine gender?
A noun that denotes a male is called to be of the Masculine Gender.
Example:-Boy, Hero
What is feminine gender?
A noun that denotes a female is called to be of the Feminine Gender.
Example:-Wife, Girl
What is Common gender?
A noun that denotes both females is called to be of Common Gender.
Example:- Baby, child, Parent
What is Neuter gender?
A noun that denotes inanimate things is called to be of the Neuter Gender.
Example:- sand, sugar, chair, table, tree
Some example of Feminine & Masculine Gender.
MASCULINE GENDER = FEMININE GENDER
1.Bachelor- Maid or spinster
2.Boy - Girl
3.Brother- Sister
4.Buck - Doe
5.Bull- cow
6.Bullock- Heifer
7.Cock - Hen
8.Colt - Filly
9.Dog- Bitch
10.Drake- Duck
11.Drone - Bee
12.Earl- Countess
13.Father - Mother
14.Gander- Goose
15.Gentleman - Lady
16.Hart - Roe
17.Horse -Mare
18.Husband- Wife
19.King - Queen
20.Lord - Lady
21.Man - Women
22.Monk - Nun
23.Nephew - Niece
24.Papa - Mama
25.Ram - Ewe
26.Sir - Madam
27.Son - Daughter
28.Stag - Hind
29.Uncle - Aunt
30.Wizard- Witch
31.Author - Authoress
32.Baron - Baroness
33.Count - Countess
34.Giant - Gaintess
35.Heir - Heiress
36.Host - Hostess
37.Jew - Jewess
38.Lion - Lioness
39.Manager- Manageress
40.Mayor- Mayoress
41.Patron - Patroness
42.Peer - Peeress
43.Poet- Poetess
44.Priest - Priestess
45.Prophet- Prophetess
46.Sheperd- Sheperdess
47.Stwerd - Stwerdess
48.Viscount - Viscountess
49.Abbot- abbess
50.Actor- Actress
51.Benefactor - Benefactress
52.Conductor - Conductress
55.Duke - Duchess
56.Emperor- Empress
57.Enchanter - Enchanteress
58.Founder - Foundress
59.Hunter - Huntress
60.Instructor - Instructress
61.Marquis- Marchioness
62.Muderer- Murdereress
63.Master - Mistress
64.Negro - Negress
65.Preceptor - Preceptress
66.Prince - Princess
67.Seamster - Seamstress
68.Songster- Songtress
69.Sorcerer- Sorceress
70.Tempter- Temptress
71.Tiger- Tigress
72.Traitor - Traitress
73.Waiter - Waitress
74.Administrator - Administratrix
75.Czar - Czarina
76.Executor - Executrix
77.Fox - Vixen
78.Hero - Heroine
79.Signor - Signora
80.Sultan - Sultana
81.Testator- Testatrix
82.Bull calf- Cow calf
83.Cock sparrow - Hen sparrow
84.Grandfather - Grandmother
85.Greatuncle - Greataunt
86.He goat - She goat
87.He bear - She bear
88.Jack ass - Jenny ass
89.Landlord - Land lady
90.Man servant - Maid servant
91.Milkman - Milkmaid
92.Peacock - Peahen
93.Washerman - Washerwomen.
94.Bee- Drone
95.Billy goat - Nanny Goat
96.Heir - Heiress
97.Monk - Nun
98.Father-in-law - Mother- in - law
99.Brother-in- law - Sister -in -law
100.King - Queen
101.Prince - Princess
Example of some common gender
baby,
bird,
cat,
cattle,
tree
child,
companion,
parents
comrade,
guest
cousin,
dancer,
deer,
friend,
guardian,
guest,
infant,
servant
owner,
parent,
passenger,
host
pig,
president,
pupil,
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