GENDER [NOUN]

 “WHAT IN NATURE IS CALLED THE DIFFERENCE OF SEX IS IN GRAMMER CALLED THE DIFFERENCE OF GENDER”-Nesfield

The modern English word gender comes from the Middle English gender, gendre, a loanword from Anglo-Norman and Middle French gendre. This, in turn, came from Latin genus. Both words mean "kind", "type", or "sort".

Gender of nouns is of four different types:

1. MASCULINE GENDER: Masculine gender of nouns says of a male figure or male member of a species (i.e. actor, boy, lion, horse, etc.)

2. FEMININE GENDER: Feminine gender of  nouns says of  female figures or female members of a species (i.e. mother, girl, actress, aunt, etc.)

3. COMMON GENDER: Common gender ofnouns says of either a male members of a species  or a female members of a species (i.e. doctor, friend, player, student, etc. 

4. NEUTER GENDER: Neuter gender of nouns refer to things without life. (i.e. chalk, table, pencil, etc.)

There are few rules for changing Masculine gender of nouns to Feminine gender: 

1.By using entirely different words.

MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE
FATHER	MOTHER		HUSBAND	WIFE		GENTLEMAN	GENTLEWOMAN/LADY
BROTHER	SISTER		MAN	WOMAN		LORD	LADY
UNCLE	AUNT		MALE	FEMALE		KING	QUEEN
WIDOWER	WIDOW		SIR	MADAM		BACHELOR	SPINSTER
MONK/FRIAR	NUN		WIZARD	WITCH		BOY	GIRL
PAPA	MAMMA		BRIDEGROOM	BRIDE		SON	DAUGHTER
LAD	LASS		EARL	COUNTESS		SLOVEN	SLUT
BULL/OX	COW		DOG	BITCH		FOX	VIXEN
COB	PEN		BOAR	SOW		BUCK	DOE
DRAKE	DUCK		DRONE	BEE		GANDER	GOOSE
RAM	EWE		STAG	HIND		HART	ROE
COCK	HEN		COLT	FILLY		MILTER	SPAWNER
SIRE	DAME		BULLOCK	HEIFER		STALLION/HORSE	MARE

2. By adding- “ess”

MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE
BARON	BARONESS		GIANT	GIANTESS		HOST	HOSTESS
JEW	JEWESS		MANAGER	MANAGERESS		MAYOR	MAYORESS
PATRON	PATRONESS		PEER	PEERESS		POET	POETESS
PRIEST	PRIESTESS		PROPHET	PROPHETESS		SHEPHERD	SHEPHERDESS
STEWARD	STEWARDESS		VISCOUNT	VISCOUNTESS		TIGER	TIGRESS
LION	LIONESS		PRINCE	PRINCESS		PRIOR	PRIORESS
AUTHOR	AUTHORESS		COUNT	COUNTESS		HEIR	HEIRESS
LEOPARD	LEOPARDESS

3. By adding-“ess” and omitting a vowel/consonant from them.

MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE
HUNTER	HUNTRESS		NEGRO	NEGRESS		SONGSTER	SONGSTRESS
TRAITOR	TRAITRESS		ENCHANTER	ENCHANTRESS		TIGER	TIGRESS
DIRECTOR	DIRECTRESS		TEMPTER	TEMPTRESS		FOUNDER	FOUNDRESS
WAITOR	WAITRESS		PROSPECTOR	PROSPECTRESS		GOVERNOR	GOVERNESS
ABBOT	ABBESS		MISTER	MISTRESS		MURDERER	MURDERESS
EMPEROR	EMPRESS		DUKE	DUCHESS		LAUNDERER	LAUNDRESS
SOCERER	SOCERESS		MARQUIS	MARCHOINESS		GOD	GODDESS
PRECEPTOR	PRECEPTRESS
ACTOR	ACTRESS		PORTER	PORTRESS		INSTUCTOR	INSTRUCTRESS

4. By adding- “ine”, “a”, “ix”,

MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE
SULTAN	SULTANA		SIGNOR	SIGNORA		EXECUTOR	EXECUTTRIX
DON	DONNA		TESTATOR	TESTATRIX		PROSECUTOR	PROSECUTRIX
VICEROY	VICEREINE
HERO	HEROINE		CZAR	CZARINA		ADMINISTRATOR	ADMINISTRATIX

5. By changing the Masculine word of the compound word.

MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE		MASCULINE	FEMININE
SON-IN-LAW	DAUGHTER-IN-LAW		BROTHER-IN-LAW	SISTER-IN-LAW		STEP BROTHER	STEP SISTER
MAN SERVANT	MAID SERVANT		LAND LORD	LAND LADY		MILK MAN	MILK WOMAN
SALESMAN	SALES WOMAN		WASHERMAN	WASHER WOMAN		HE - GOAT	SHE-GOAT
BOY-FRIEND	GIRL-FRIEND		FATHER-IN-LAW	MOTHER-IN-LAW		GREAT-UNCLE	GREAT-AUNT
HE-BEAR	SHE-BEAR		PEACOCK	PEAHEN		BULL-CALF	COW-CALF
BILLY GOAT	NANY GOAT		HE-APE	SHE-APE		COCK-SPARROW	HEN-SPARROW
HE-RABBIT	HE-RABBIT		JACK-ASS	JENNY-ASS		BUCK-RABBIT	DOE-RABBIT
TOM-CAT	TOMMY-CAT		MALE-FROG	FEMALE-FROG		MALE-COUSIN	FEMALE-COUSIN
MALE-DOCTOR	LADY-DOCTOR		BOY-CHILD	GIRL-CHILD		MALE-FRIEND	FEMALE-FRIEND
BULL ELEPHANT	COW ELEPHANT		JACK HARE	JILL HARE		COCK LOBSTER	HEN  LOBSTER
BUCK	DOE

COMMON GENDER: FEW EXAMPLES

PEOPLE	MAGICIAN	PLAYER	DRIVER	ADVISOR	LAWYER	SECRETORY	SMOKER
ADDICT	DOCTOR	ADULT	MANAGER	EXPERT	MINISTER	MOTORIST	SOLDIER
DIVORCEE	ADOLESCENT	RUNNER	ATHLETE	ANCESTOR	SCIENTIST	FARMER	GUARD
MAGISTRATE	RETIREE	ENEMY	MEMBER	FAN	ARTIST	MUSICIAN	OFFICER
SHOPKEEPER	SHOPPER	FOREIGNER	NEIGHBOUR	ASSISTANT	FRIEND	ANCHOR	ORPHAN
NEWSREADER	SINGER	BABY	GARDENER	NOVELIST	GRADUATE	SPEAKER	BUYER
GUARDIAN	PARENT	OWNER	SPECIALIST	CAPTAIN	GUEST	SPOUSE	GUIDE
PASSANGER	GYMNAST	CHILD	HAWKER	PASSER BY	STRANGER	CITIZEN	HELPER
PEDESTRIAN	STUDENT	CLERK	HISTORIAN	SURGEON	PENSIONER	SWEEPER	COOK
COMPANION	PERFOMER	TEACHER	TEENAGER	THIEF	PILOT	TOURIST	JUDGE
JOURNALIST	PRINCIPAL	TRAVELER	PRISONER	CUSTOMER	CYCLIST	CRIMINAL	TYPIST
DANCER	LEADER	REFEREE	LECTURER	VOLUNTEER	REFUGEE	UMPIRE	WORKER
DENTIST	RELATIVE	LIBRARIAN	CAT	DOG	SNAIL	TIGER	LION
ELEPHANT	HORSE	ANT	BEE	BUTERFLY	MOSQUITO	FLY	MARTIN
GOAT	LAMB	COW	BUFFALO	DEER	CROW	SPARROW	DOVE
INDIAN	BRITISH	BAKER

NEUTER GENDER: There are some inanimate objects and qualities which are regarded as MASCULINE for for their strength, and superiority. Ex. DEATH, WAR, DAY, SUMMER, THUNDER, ANGER, FEAR, REVENGE, THE SUN….etc.

                             There are some inanimate objects and qualities which are regarded as FEMININE  for their BEAUTY and inferiority. Ex. NIGHT, HOPE, MODESTY, NATURE, TRUTH, THE MOON, MERCY…..etc

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