English uses gender specific nouns for male or female, common gender for nouns that may be either male or female, and neuter for nouns that have no gender.
Examples of gender nouns are:
- male: man, father, uncle, son, brother, priest, king, bull, rooster, ram, buck
- female: woman, mother, aunt, daughter, sister, nun, queen, cow, hen, ewe, doe
- common gender: teacher, employee, boss, doctor, neighbor, friend, cattle, bear, snake
- neuter: house, street, hope, car, mountain, wisdom, bread, box, knowledge
