UPTET/ AF/ SSC- Eng., Study material no. 12

🍏UPTET- English

MASCULINE- FEMININE
👉 *By Adding - 'ess' to Masculine:-*
Abbit- Abbess [Abbit- a man who is the head of an abbey of monks.]
Author - Authoress
Conductor - Conductress
Duke- Duchess [Duke- a man of very high rank in a country, or the ruler of a small independent country]
Director - Directress
Editor- Editress
Emperor-Empress
God- Goddess
Governer- Governess
Giant- Giantess [a very successful and powerful person or organization]
Heir- Heiress
Host- Hostess
Hunter- Huntress
Inspector- inspectress
Jew- Jewess
Lion- Lioness
Master- Mistress
Mayor- Mayoress
Negro- Negress
Poet- Poetess
Prince- Princess
Porter- Portess [a person whose job is to carry things, especially travellers' bags at railway stations, airports, hotels etc./ A porter is also a person whose job is to clean, esp. in a large building.]
Priest- Priestess
Prophet- Prophetess
Shephered - Shephedess
Songster- Songstress
Tailor- Tailoress
Tiger - Tigress
Tutor- Tutoress
Waiter- Waitress
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👉 *Feminine formation by change of words, such as:-*
Bachelor – Bachelorette
Boy - Girl
Boar – Sow [Boar- domestic male pig]
Bridegroom - Bride
Brother- Sister
Buck – Doe [buck- a male deer, antelope, rabbit,  kangaroo etc.]
Colt – Filly
[colt- a young male horse, in particular one less than four years old.]
Drake – Duck [drake-a male duck]
Drone- Bee [drone- a stingless male bee]
Earl – Countess
[Earl- a British nobleman ranking above a viscount and below a marquess.]
Viscount- (the title of) a British man of high social rank, between an earl and a baron
Marquess- In Britain, a marquess ranks above an earl and below a duke.
Fox - Vixen
Gander- Goose [gander- a male goose]
Hart – Roe [hart- an adult male deer, especially a red deer over five years old.]
Horse - Mare
Lad – Lass [lad-a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad) a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature]
Monk - Nun
Papa - Mamma
Ram – Eve [an uncastrated male sheep]
Wizard – Witch+/ wizardess++

👉 *By adding a word before and after*
Bullcalf- Cowcalf
Doctor- Lady-Doctor [Woman*]
Landlord - Landlady
Manservant – Maidservant/ womanservant
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Czar – Czarina [czar- a person appointed by government to advise on and coordinate policy in a particular area.]
Fiance - Fiancee
Sultan - Sultana
Lion-lioness
Shepherd--shepherdess
Host-hostess
Author-authoress
Heir-heiress
Prince-princess
Steward-stewardess
Count-countess [count- a European man of the same social rank as an English earl]
Conductor-conductress
Hunter-huntress
Prophet-prophetess
God-goddess
Emperor- empress
Master- mistress
Grand-father- grand-mother
Milk-man- milk-maid
Man-servant- maid-servant
He-goat- she-goat
Pea-cock- pea-hen
Grand-pa- grand-ma
Police-man- police-woman
Father-in-law- mother-in-law
Grand-son- grand-daughter
Head-master- head-mistress
Mr.- Mrs.
Post-master- post-mistress
Son-in-law- daughter-in-law
Step-father- step-mother
Step-son- step-daughter

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