Masculine and Feminine Nouns
Here's a list of nouns in their masculine and feminine forms:
Masculine Feminine
By adding -ess (in some words vowel of masculine ending is dropped)
abbot abbess
actor actress
author authoress
baron baroness
benefactor benefactress
count countess
conductor conductress
duke duchess
emperor empress
enchanter enchantress
founder foundress
giant giantess
heir heiress
headmaster headmistress
host hostess
hunter huntress
lion lioness
manager manageress
master mistress
mayor mayoress
patron patroness
poet poetess
priest priestess
prince princess
prophet prophetess
seamster seamstress
shepherd shepherdess
sorcerer sorceress
steward stewardess
tiger tigress
traitor traitress
waiter waitress
By using an entirely different word
bachelor maid/ spinster
boy girl
bridegroom bride
brother sister
buck doe
bull cow
cock hen
colt filly
czar czarina
dog bitch
drake duck
drone bee
earl countess
executor executrix
father mother
fiancé fiancée (both words are pronounced the same)
fox vixen
friar nun
gander goose
gentleman lady
hero heroine
horse mare
husband wife
king queen
lad lass
lord lady
man woman
monk nun
nephew niece
ox cow
papa mamma
ram ewe
sir madam
son daughter
stag hind
stallion mare
sultan sultana
uncle aunt
villain vamp
widower widow
wizard witch
By placing a word before or after
bull-calf cow-calf
cock-sparrow hen-sparrow
father-in-law mother-in-law
grandfather grandmother
he-goat she-goat
he-bear she-bear
man-servant maid-servant
milkman milkmaid
landlord landlady
peacock peahen
salesman saleswoman
son-in-law daughter-in-law
washerman washerwoman
