Masculine–feminine pair
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A masculine–feminine pair or gender pair is a pair of words having related meanings but where one is typically masculine and the other typically feminine.
Examples in English, mainly nouns. Many personal names have masculine and feminine forms, e.g. Paul (m) Paula/Paulette/Pauline (f). There are few gendered adjectives in English, the most common one being né(e).
Examples[edit | edit source]
Pronouns[edit | edit source]
| Masculine pronoun | Feminine pronoun | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| he | she | |
| him | her | |
| his | her | |
| his | hers | |
| himself | herself |
Family nouns[edit | edit source]
| Masculine noun | Feminine noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| boy | girl | child |
| gentleman | lady | respectable person |
| husband | wife | spouse |
| fiancé | fiancée | fiancé(e) |
| man | woman | adult human |
| brother | sister | sibling |
| uncle | aunt | One’s parent’s sibling |
| widower | widow | A person whose spouse is deceased. |
| nephew | niece | One’s sibling’s child |
| dad | mum/mom | parent |
| father | mother | parent |
| son | daughter | child |
| bachelor | spinster | unmarried person |
There’s also a whole set of animals and a whole set of aristocratic ranks.
aristocratic ranks[edit | edit source]
| Masculine noun | Feminine noun | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| baron | baroness | |
| duke | duchess | |
| count | countess | |
| earl | countess | |
| emperor | empress | |
| king | queen | |
| knight | dame | |
| lord | lady | |
| marquess | marchioness | |
| prince | princess | |
| viscount | viscountess |
