There are four kinds of Noun and gender:
- Masculine: A noun that denotes a male like Father, Man, King, boy, horse, hero, prince etc.
- Feminine: A noun that denotes a female like mother, woman, queen, girl, mare, heroine, princess etc.
- Common: When a word (noun) reveal male and female, like doctor, servant, student, friend etc.
- Neuter: A noun that denotes a non-living thing like Book, cloth, gold, house, table etc. (Noun and Gender)
In the case of compound masculine nouns, come changes take place in the first or second words.
| Masculine | Feminine |
| Man-servant | Maid-servant |
| Milk-man | Milk-maid |
| Male-doctor | Female-doctor |
| Land-lord | Land-lady |
| Buck-rabbit | Doe-rabbit |
| Peacock | Peahen |
| Washerman | Washerwomen |
| Grandfather | Grandmother |
Formation of feminines of noun. (Noun and Gender)
A number of nouns form their feminine by adding “-ess” to the masculine. Sometimes, spellings may have to be altered slightly before adding the “-ess”.
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine |
| Duke | Duchess | Hunter | Huntress |
| Emperor | Empress | Lion | Lioness |
| God | Goddess | Prince | Princess |
| Headmaster | Headmistress | Tiger | Tigress |
| Host | Hostess | Waiter | Waitress |
In a number of cases, no rules are followed, and we have to learn the masculine and feminine forms of the noun. (noun and number)
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine |
| Bachelor | Maid | Horse | Mare |
| Boy | Girl | Husband | Wife |
| Brother | Sister | King | Queen |
| Man | Woman | Bull | Cow |
| Monk | Nun | Cock | Hen |
| Colt | Filly | Fother | Mother |
| Sir | Madam | Fox | Vixen |
| Son | Daughter | Uncle | Aunt |
| Gentleman | Lady | Widower | Widow |
| Hero | Heroine | Wizard | Witch |
Some sentences relating to using the gender’s pronoun.
- The child is asleep, don’t wake it.
- If a student works hard, he is sure to succeed.
- If a person comes, ask him to wait.
- The baby has broken its right leg.
- Somebody has killed a snake, it’s lying on the road.
- The ship has struck a rock, she is sinking.
- India is proud of her scientist.
- The team has declared that it will win the match.
- I met a (handsome) student, he was studying.
- I met a (beautiful) student, she came to my house.
- Our cat lost her sense. (pet animal)
- Go and find the dog and put him out. (pet animal)
- Time himself heals all the wounds. (Personified things)
- Death complete his course. (Personified things)
- The moon has hidden her fare. (Personified things)