FEMININE FORMS

Although English nouns have no gender, there are special feminine forms for certain nouns.

The common name used for animals when their sex is not considered or when both sexes are considered is added in brackets.

Masculine - actor Feminine - actress (Common name) - actors

Masculine - author Feminine - authoress (Common name) - authors

Masculine - bachelor Feminine - spinster 

Masculine - boar Feminine - sow (Common name) - pigs

Masculine - boy Feminine - girl

Masculine - bridegroom Feminine - bride

Masculine - brother Feminine - sister

Masculine - bull, ox Feminine - cow (Common name) - cattle 

Masculine - cock Feminine - hen (Common name) - poultry, birds 

Masculine - colt Feminine - filly

Masculine - dog Feminine - bitch (Common name) - dogs

Masculine - father Feminine - mother

Masculine - fox  Feminine - vixen (Common name) - foxes

Masculine - gander Feminine - goose (Common name) - geese

Masculine - gentleman Feminine - lady

Masculine - hart Feminine - hind (Common name) - deer

Masculine - heir Feminine - heiress

Masculine - horse Feminine - mare (Common name) - horses

Masculine - host Feminine - hostess (Common name) - hosts

Masculine - hunter  Feminine - huntress (Common name) - hunters

Masculine - husband  Feminine - wife

Masculine - king  Feminine - queen

Masculine - lad Feminine - lass

Masculine - landlord Feminine - landlady

Masculine - lion Feminine - lioness (Common name) - lions

Masculine - man Feminine - woman

Masculine - manservant Feminine - maidservant

(Common name) - servants

Masculine - master  Feminine - mistress

Masculine - monk  Feminine - nun

Masculine - nephew Feminine - niece

Masculine - peacock Feminine - peahen (Common name) - peacocks 

Masculine - poet  Feminine - poetess

Masculine - priest  Feminine - priestess

Masculine - prince  Feminine - princess

Masculine - ram  Feminine - ewe (Common name) - sheep

Masculine - son  Feminine - daughter

Masculine - stag  Feminine - hind (Common name) - stags

Masculine - tiger  Feminine - tigress (Common name) - tigers

Masculine - uncle Feminine - aunt

Masculine - waiter Feminine - waitress

Masculine - widower  Feminine - widow

Masculine - wizard  Feminine - witch