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Unlike many other languages, words in English are typically gender neutral. However, there are still many that have masculine and feminine forms.

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What is the feminine form of postman?

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

There is no gender specific noun for a female who delivers mail. Until a few decades ago, females were not hired for the job of delivering mail in most places.

By the time that many postal services began to hire female carriers, job descriptions were becoming generic.

The noun 'postman' has become the common gender nounmail carrier or letter carrier.

Oddly enough, the job of 'postmaster', the manager of a local postal office, was sometimes done by women. The gender specific noun for a female manager is 'postmistress'.

What is the feminine form of billy?

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

The noun 'billy' is a gender specific noun for a male goat or ibex.

The gender specific noun for a female goat or ibex is nanny.

What is the feminine form of a press relations officer?

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

The noun 'press relations officer' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.

What is the masculine form of a she - bear?

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

The noun for a male bear is a boar.

The noun for a female bear is a sow.

Is babe masculine?

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

The noun 'babe' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female; a word for a baby or an infant; a word for an innocent or naive person; a slang term of endearment; a slang term for a young man or woman.

The name 'Babe' (usually a nickname) has been used by males and females, for example, Babe Ruth (male), Babe Didrikson (female), or Babe the Blue Ox (?).

What is the masculine form of the word Frances?

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

The name 'Frances' is usually the name of a female.

The corresponding name for a male is 'Francis'.

The most common spelling for a surname is 'Francis'.

Note: This is only a convention since the names originate from languages that do have masculine and feminine nouns (for example Francesca and Francisco). It's the option of the parents naming a child to be conventional or not.

What is the feminine form for lawyer?

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

The noun 'lawyer' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female who is licensed to practice law.

What is the feminine form for servant?

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

The noun 'servant' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female worker.

What is the masculine form of heir?

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

The noun heir is a common gender noun for a person who inherits.

The noun heir is also a gender specific noun for a male.

The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is heiress.

What is the masculine form of maid servant?

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

The gender specific noun for a female who tends a mistress's personal needs is a maidservant.

The gender specific noun for a male who tends a master's personal needs is a manservant.

What is the masculine form of witch and its sentence?

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

The noun witch is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female.

A noun functions in a sentence as the subject of a sentence or a clause, and as the object of a verb or a preposition.

Note: The word "warlock" (also is a common gender noun), commonly used in fiction and fantasy works, is an extremely derogatory word. The original meaning of the word "warlock" was "oath breaker" or "one who has broken their oath with God". It is from the middle ages and referred to anyone male or female who practiced any form of paganism. At the time the Catholic church was on a mission to eradicate paganism, and in their attempts they demonized the gods of paganism and claimed the practitioners had "made a pact with the devil", hence the "oath breaker" term.

What is feminine for a widower?

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

The noun for a male whose spouse had died is widower.

The noun for a female whose spouse had died is widow.

What is the feminine form of the name Spencer?

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

The name Spencer is historically a name for a male, derived from the Anglo-French espenser and the Old French despensier, a dispenser of provisions, a butler or steward who had control of the provisions of a household, positions held by a male.

Today, Spencer is a name usually given to a male, but the family name Spencer is the name of everyone in the family; for example, Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales.

What is the feminine form of votaress?

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

The noun 'votaress' is a gender specific noun for a female who has made vows of dedication to religious service, or who is a devoted follower of someone or something.

The corresponding gender specific noun for a male is votary.

What is the feminine form of the word bull-calf?

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

The noun 'calf' is a common gender noun, a word for a male or a female young bovine.

The gender specific noun for a young female calf that has not yet given birth is heifer.

The gender specific nouns for a male bovine are:

a male castrated before reaching puberty is steer;

an intact mature male bovine is bull;

a male castrated after puberty is stag.

What is the masculine form of waiter?

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

The noun 'waiter' is the gender specific noun for a male.

The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is 'waitress'.

The common gender noun 'server' is a word for a male or a female.

What are the masculine forms of auntie widow and deaconess?

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

The noun 'auntie' (or aunt) is a gender specific noun for a female.

The corresponding gender specific noun for a male relative is uncle.

The noun 'widow' is a gender specific noun for a female whose husband has died.

The corresponding gender specific noun for a male whose wife has died is widower.

The noun 'deaconess' is a gender specific noun for a clergywoman.

The corresponding gender specific noun for a clergyman is deacon.

What is the masculine form of gaintess?

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

The noun 'giant' is a common gender noun, a word for a male, a female, or an inanimate thing.

When referring to humans, the word giant can be male or female, or the noun giantess is sometimes used for a female.

What is the masculine equivalent of a heiress what is the Masculine form of spinster?

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

The noun heir is a common gender noun for a person who inherits.

The noun heir is also a gender specific noun for a male.

The corresponding gender specific noun for a female is heiress.

The noun 'spinster' is a gender specific noun for a female, a word for a woman who is past a child bearing age but has never married.

The noun 'bachelor' is the noun used for an unmarried, adult male, however, at the time the word 'spinster' was commonly used, no corresponding noun for a male was used because an unmarried man of any age is not past an age for (the expectation of) siring children.

In modern times, the noun 'bachelorette' has come into use as a word for an unmarried, adult female.

What is the feminine form of prima ballerina?

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

The term 'prima ballerina' is a gender specific noun for the female lead in a ballet company.

There is no corresponding gender specific noun for a male.

The noun 'ballerina' is from Italian. The male dancer is a ballerino.

What is the masculine form of gentlemen?

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

The gender specific noun for males is gentlemen.

The corresponding gender specific noun for females is ladies.

An outdated gender specific noun for females is gentlewomen.

What is the feminine form of the English word tricker?

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

The noun 'tricker' is a common gender noun as a word for a male or a female who plays tricks, more commonly called a trickster.

The noun 'tricker' is a neuter noun as a word for act or scheme intended to deceive; a mischievous action; a prank.

What is the most popular masculine words?

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Some popular masculine words are manly, beefcake, and macho.

What is the most popular feminine words?

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Some popular feminine words are dainty, ladylike, and girly.

What is the feminine form of grandson?

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

The gender specific noun for the son of one's child is grandson.

The gender specific noun for the daughter of one's child is granddaughter.