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

Example of gender specific nouns for a female are:

  • aunt
  • cow
  • daughter
  • doe
  • duchess
  • ewe
  • girl
  • hen
  • mare
  • mother
  • queen
  • sister

You will note that there is no common ending for these nouns that indicates that they are words for a female. A few English nouns have a common ending of -ess, such as waitress or empress, but this is not a reliable way to identify a gender specific noun for a female. The noun 'witness' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female; the noun 'dress' is a neuter noun, a word for something that has no gender.

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