Masculine and Feminine forms of Nouns
There some example where feminine form of noun is a complete different word than the masculine form of the noun.
Masculine
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Feminine
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Male
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Female
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Boy
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Girl
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Man
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Woman
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Gents
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Ladies
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Husband
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Wife
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Fox
|
Vixen
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Horse
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Mare
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Bachelor
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Spinster
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King
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Queen
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Sir
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Madam
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Father
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Mother
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Monk
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Nun
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Brother
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Sister
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Son
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Daughter
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Father-in-law
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Mother-in-law
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Uncle
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Aunt
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Gander
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Goose
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Bull
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Cow
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There some examples where feminine form of noun is obtained by suffixing “-ess” or “-ine” after the masculine form of the noun.
For example,
Prince
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Princess
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Poet
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Poetess
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God
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Goddess
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Host
|
Hostess
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Tiger
|
Tigress
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Lion
|
Lioness
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Waiter
|
Waitress
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There some example where feminine form of noun is obtained by suffixing a different word after the masculine form of the noun.
Milk Man
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Milk Woman
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Peacock
|
Peahen
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Landlord
|
Landlady
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Salesman
|
Saleswoman
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