Many nouns have both a masculine (male) and a feminine (female) version.
For example:
prince and princess
The feminine noun is often formed by adding the suffix -ess to the masculine noun, but there are many other nouns where the masculine and feminine versions are completely different words.
Many nouns have both a masculine (male) and a feminine (female) version.
For example:
prince and princess
The feminine noun is often formed by adding the suffix -ess to the masculine noun, but there are many other nouns where the masculine and feminine versions are completely different words.
For example:
husband and wife
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