Thursday, 15 July 2010

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.

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