STUMPERS XX

1. Most nouns that change spelling to indicate gender do so by adding "ess" or "ette" to the masculine form to indicate the feminine form,  as in hostess, princess, majorette, or bachelorette. Can you think of a common word in which the suffix is added to the feminine form to indicate the masculine form?

2. Can you think of two seven-letter words in which the middle three letters of the first word spell the male of an animal and the middle three letters of the second word spell the female of the same animal?

HINT:
2)
#1: The animal is a sheep.
#2: The first word begins with P and the second with B.

Answers:

1. Widow - Widower 

2)
The animals are RAM and EWE. 
The words are PYRAMID and BREWERY