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English uses gender specific nouns for male, female, common gender (words that can be a male or a female), and neuter nouns (words for things that have no gender). Some examples are:

Male gender: father, male parent.

Female gender: mother, female parent.

Common gender: parent.

Neuter gender: relationship.

Male gender: bull, adult male bovine.

Female gender: cow, adult female bovine.

Common gender: cattle, oxen, bison, and buffalo; types of bovine.

Neuter gender: hamburger.

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