Definition of gender


a noun that tells about sex (male or female) or denotes a non-living thing is called gender.


example- 

   man - male

   woman-female

    table-  non-living                

 

  Kinds of gender

1.masculine gender

2.feminine gender

3.common gender

4.neuter gender



1.Masculine gender

a noun that denotes a male is called masculine gender.

example-   boy

                 lion

                 husband

                 man


  2.Feminine gender

a noun that denotes a female is called feminine gender.

example-   girl

                 woman

                 lioness

                 wife


 3.Common gender

a noun that does not denote definite sex is called common gender.

example-   teacher

                 friend

                 student

                 child

                 baby


 4.Neuter gender

a noun that denotes non-living things is called the neuter gender.

example-   book

                  house

                  pencil

                 watch

                 table



  Change of masculine to the feminine gender

1.we can change changed in feminine by adding ess

example- 

masculine       feminine

waiter            waitress
      
lion                lioness
        
poet               poetess

god                goddess

mister            mistress

actor              actress

priest             priestess

2. most feminine may be different.

example-

  masculine            feminine 

 king                      queen

 uncle                      aunt

 hero                       heroine

 husband                 wife

 father                    mother

 son                       daughter

 man                      women

 cock                     hen

 nephew                niece

 dog                       bitch

 brother                  sister

 fox                        vixen


3.feminine of the compound noun


example-

  masculine       feminine

grandfather    grandmother

grandson        granddaughter

he-goat          she-goat

manservant     maidservant

peacock           peahen  

headmaster      headmistress

milkman          milkmaid

bull calf        cow calf

son in law  daughter in law

he-bear        she-bear