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English nouns with different form in masculine versus feminine
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Gender in English: Masculine and Feminine WordsMasculineFeminine
abbotabbess
actoractress
AlexanderAlexandra
bachelorspinster
baronbaroness
beaubelle
billy-goatnanny-goat
boarsow
boygirl
bridegroombride
brothersister
buckdoe
buck-rabbitdoe-rabbit
bullcow
bull-calfcow-calf
bullockheifer
CecilCecilia
CharlesCharlotte
ChristianChristina
ClarenceClara
cockhen
cock-sparrowhen-sparrow
coltfilly
countcountess
dogbitch
drakeduck
dukeduchess
earlcountess
emperorempress
enchanterenchantress
fathermother
father-in-lawmother-in-law
fiancefiancee
FrancisFrances
friarnun
gandergoose
gentlemanlady
GeorgeGeorgina
godgoddess
grandfathergrandmother
harthind
heshe
he-goatshe-goat
headmasterheadmistress
heirheiress
HenryHenrietta
heroheroine
himher
hosthostess
houndbrach
husbandwife
JohnJoan
JosephJosephine
kingqueen
ladlass
landlordlandlady
lionlioness
lordlady
malefemale
male-childfemale-child
manwoman
manservantmaidservant
marquismarchioness
masseurmasseuse
mastermistress
mayormayoress
monknun
MrMrs
nephewniece
OliverOlive
PatrickPatricia
PaulPauline
postmanpostwoman
postmasterpostmistress
priestpriestess
princeprincess
ramewe
RobertRoberta
shepherdshepherdess
sirmadam
siredam
sondaughter
son-in-lawdaughter-in-law
sorcerersorceress
staghind
stallionmare
steerheifer
stepfatherstepmother
stepsonstepdaughter
stewardstewardess
SultanSultana
tigertigress
tutorgoverness
uncleaunt
VictorVictoria
waiterwaitress
widowerwidow
WilliamWilhelmina
wizardwitch