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In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for male or female.

The noun 'shepherd' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female who tends and rears sheep.

The gender specific noun 'shepherdess' is a noun for a female. There is no corresponding gender specific noun for a male.

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