ways of showing gender

a.    by use of different words .

masc .                 fem .

father                  mother

brother               sister

boy                      girl

horse                  mare

bull                      cow

man                     woman

husband            wife

nephew              niece

son                      daughter

gentleman          lady

uncle                   aunt

sir                         madam

Mr.                        Mrs./Ms./Miss

dog                       bitch

 cock                     hen

b.    by adding "ess" or by changing "or" or "er" "ress"

masc .               fem .

     host                   hostess

     prince                princess

     steward             stewardess

     count                 countess

     actor                  actress

     jew                      jewess

     waiter                 waitress

                   lion                      lioness

     tiger                    tigress

c.    by forming compounds using words denoting the sex.

                 masc .                   fem .

                 grandfather         grandmother

                 police man           police woman

                 manservant         maidservant

                 landlord                landlady

                 tom-cat                 she-cat

                 he-goat                 she-goat

                 cock-sparrow     hen-sparrow

          Exceptions to the above rules .

                  masc .                  fem .

                  bridegroom         bride

                 widower              widow