List of 73 Pairs of Nouns of Opposite Genders
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Nouns can be either masculine, feminine, or gender neutral. Here's a list of nouns of opposite gender.
| Masculine | Feminine |
| abbot | abbess |
| actor | actress |
| author | authoress |
| bachelor | spinster |
| baron | baroness |
| benefactor | benefactress |
| boar | sow |
| boy | girl |
| bridegroom | bride |
| brother | sister |
| buck | doe |
| bull | cow |
| cock | hen |
| conductor | conductress |
| count | countess |
| czar | czarina |
| dad | mum |
| daddy | mummy |
| drake | duck |
| drone | bee |
| duke | duchess |
| emperor | empress |
| enchanter | enchantress |
| father | mother |
| fox | vixen |
| gander | goose |
| gentleman | lady |
| giant | giantess |
| god | goddess |
| grandfather | grandmother |
| he-goat | she-goat |
| heir | heiress |
| hero | heroine |
| host | hostess |
| hunter | huntress |
| husband | wife |
| king | queen |
| landlord | landlady |
| lion | lioness |
| lord | lady |
| man | woman |
| manservant | maidservant |
| master | mistress |
| milkman | milkmaid |
| monk | nun |
| murderer | murderess |
| nephew | niece |
| patron | patroness |
| peacock | peahen |
| peer | peeress |
| poet | poetess |
| policeman | policewoman |
| priest | priestess |
| prince | princess |
| prophet | prophetess |
| ram | ewe |
| rooster | hen |
| shepherd | shepherdess |
| signor | signora |
| sir | madam |
| son | daughter |
| songster | songstress |
| stag | hind |
| stallion | mare |
| steward | stewardess |
| sultan | sultana |
| tempter | temptress |
| tiger | tigress |
| traitor | traitress |
| uncle | aunt |
| viscount | viscountess |
| waiter | waitress |
| wizard | witch |
