The English language does not use gender words; all nouns are neuter and take neuter verbs. English uses different words for a male or a female person or animal; some examples are:
- mother and father
- rooster and hen
- woman and man
- peacock and peahen
- aunt and uncle
- buck and doe
- sister and brother
- king and queen
- girl and boy
- son and daughter
- nanny goat and billy goat
- groom and bride