Although English does not usually categorise nouns as masculine and feminine (unless the words denote words with physical sex, e.g. nun, lion, etc.), it does possess masculine and feminine forms of certain words. These change (or 'morph') with their physical sex, thus 'lion' becomes 'lioness'. Below you will find a list of the most common sexed words found in English.
abbot (m); abbess (f)
actor (m); actress (f)
aunt (f); uncle (m)
author (m); authoress (f)
bachelor (m); spinster (f)
barman (m); barmaid (f)
baron (m); baroness (f)
beau (m); belle (f)
belle (f); beau (f)
billy-goat (m); nanny-goat (f)
bitch (f); dog (m)
blond (f); blonde (m)
boar (m); sow (f)
boy (m); girl (f)
brave (m); squaw (f)
bridegroom (m); bride (f)
brother (m); sister (f)
buck (m); doe (f)
bull (m); cow (f)
cock (m); hen (f)
cockerel (m); pullet (f)
cock-sparrow (m); hen-sparrow (f)
colt (m); filly (f)
conductor (m); conductress (f)
count (m); countess (f)
countess (f); count (m)
cow (f); bull (m)
czar (m); czarina (f)
dam (f); sire (m)
daughter (f); son (m)
deacon (m); deaconess (f)
doe (f); buck (m)
dog (m); bitch (f)
drake (m); duck (f)
duchess (f); duke (m)
duck (f); drake (m)
duke (m); duchess (f)
earl (m); countess (f)
emperor (m); empress (f)
enchanter (m); enchantress (f)
ewe (f); ram or wether (m)
executor (m); executrix (f)
father (m); mother (f)
fiancé (m); fiancée (f)
filly (f); colt (m)
fox (m); vixen (f)
gander (m); goose (f)
gentleman (m); lady (f)
girl (f); boy (f)
god (m); goddess (f)
goose (f); gander (m)
governor (m); governess (f)
hart (m); hind (f)
headmaster (m); headmistress (f)
he-ass (m); she-ass (f)
he-bear (m); she-bear (f)
he-goat (m); she-goat (f)
heifer (f); steer (m)
heir (m); heiress (f)
hen (f); cock (m)
hen-sparrow (f); cock-sparrow (m)
hero (m); heroine (f)
hind (f); stag or hart (m)
host (m); hostess (f)
hunter (m); huntress (f)
husband (m); wife (f)
instructor (m); instructress (f)
Jew (m); Jewess (f)
king (m); queen (f)
lad (m); lass (f)
lady (f); gentleman (m)
landlord (m); landlady (f)
lass (f); lad (m)
lion (m); lioness (f)
lord (m); lady (f)
madam (f); sir (m)
maidservant (f); manservant (m)
man (m); woman (f)
manager (m); manageress (f)
manservant (m); maidservant (f)
marchioness (f); marquis or marquess (m)
mare (f); stallion (m)
marquess (m); marchioness (f)
marquis (m); marchioness (f)
masseur (m); masseuse (f)
master (m); mistress (f)
mayor (m); mayoress (f)
mistress (f); master (m)
monk (m); nun (f)
mother (f); father (m)
murderer (m); murderess (f)
nanny-goat (f); billy-goat (m)
nephew (m); niece (f)
niece (f); nephew (m)
nun (f); monk (m)
peacock (m); peahen (f)
peer (m); peeress (f)
poet (m); poetess (f)
priest (m); priestess (f)
prince (m); princess (f)
prophet (m); prophetess (f)
proprietor (m); proprietress (f)
protégé (m); protégée (f)
pullet (f); cockerel (m)
queen (f); king (m)
ram (m); ewe (f)
she-ass (f); he-ass (m)
she-bear (f); he-bear (m)
she-goat (f); he-goat (m)
shepherd (m); shepherdess (f)
sir (m); madam (f)
sire (m); dam (f)
sister (f); brother (m)
sloven (m); slut (f)
son (m); daughter (f)
sorcerer (m); sorceress (f)
sow (f); boar (m)
spinster (f); bachelor (m)
squaw (f); brave (m)
stag (m); hind (f)
stallion (m); mare (f)
steer (m); heifer (f)
steward (m); stewardess (f)
sultan (m); sultana (f)
tabby-cat (f); tom-cat (m)
tailor (m); tailoress (f)
tiger (m); tigress (f)
tom-cat (m); tabby-cat (f)
traitor (m); traitress (f)
turkey-cock (m); turkey-hen (f)
uncle (m); aunt (f)
vixen (f); fox (m)
waiter (m); waitress (f)
wether (m); ewe (f)
widow (f); widower (m)
wife (f); husband (m)
witch (f); wizard (m)
wizard (m); witch (f)
woman (f); man (m)
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