boy: a male child from birth to age eighteen
- My sister has three children, two boys and a girl.
bum: a person who makes no effort to succeed
- She says her neighbor is a lazy bum.
dude:
a man who pays a lot of attention to his clothes
- Her new boyfriend is a handsome dude.
form of address to a friend (slang)
- "Dude, we're having a party; come on over."
a stranger (slang)
- I was walking down the street and that dude started talking to me.
gentleman: a man with good manners
- Your brother is a perfect gentleman.
girl:
a female child from birth to age eighteen
- Your daughter is a lovely girl.
a young, unmarried woman
- Our neighbor is a girl who is in law school.
guy: a boy or man (informal)
- That guy who works at the drugstore is very helpful.
kid: a male or female child (informal)
- There are a lot of kids in that family.
lady: a woman with good manners
- The lady who lives across the street is a teacher.
man: an adult male
- There are six men in the study group.
tomboy: a girl who likes to play boys' games
- When I was ten years old I was a real tomboy.
woman: an adult female
- I met an interesting woman at the meeting.
young lady: a young woman with good manners
- The girls have grown up and are now charming young ladies.
youth:
a young man
- One of the youths at the convention gave a good speech.
young people
- The youth of today have many opportunities.
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