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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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