Question

Pick out the feminine form of the given masculine form:
Masseur
A. Feline
B. Misses
C. Masseuress
D. Masseuse

Answer 1

Hint:Gender refers to the noun classification which is classified as masculine and feminine. Nouns with the words for men, male animals and boys are referred to as masculine. On the other hand nouns with the words for women, femal animals and girls are referred to as feminine.

Complete answer:
We use gender to classify living beings as masculine or feminine. With the words for male animals and men, we use masculine nouns on the other hand, with the words for female animals and female human beings we use a feminine noun. For example, for some who entertain its audience is known as an actor (masculine) and actress (feminine).
We have a separate list of words for male and female persons and animals. Also, we use common gender for both males and females, for example, baby, cat, comrade, bird, dancer, president, and so forth.
For the above word, ‘masseur's feminine form is option D. Masseuse. Masseur/ masseuse are the people who give massages to people.

The other options are incorrect, as:
Option A. Feline: is an adjective that is associated with the cat family.
Option B. Misses: It is the affection and plural form of the word ‘miss’.
Option C. Masseuress: is the wrongly used word. It doesn’t exist.

Hence the correct answer is option ‘D’.

Note:Gender is of three forms masculine, feminine and common. There are words which do not have gender and are referred to in common. Students must not confuse between such words. Words like baby, bird, dancer and so forth are not categorised as masculine and feminine.