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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, for example, male and female.
There are few 'difficult' gender specific nouns, however there are some that have fallen out of use, for example:
- aviator and aviatrix (pilot)
- executor and executrix (executor)
- author and authoress (author)
- comedian and comedienne (comedian)
- policeman and policewoman (police officer)
- fireman and -- (firefighter)
- -- and stewardess (flight attendant)
- male nurse and nurse (nurse)
- dairyman and dairymaid* (dairy worker)
- negro and negress (African-American)
- brave and squaw (Native American)
*At the time that these nouns were in use, they were actually two different occupations; the dairyman sold and delivered milk while the dairymaid tended and milked the cows.
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