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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