Words for People

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.