People
Infancy
Baibín – young baby
Naíonán - a baby
Marlach - baby (up to 1 years old)
Dúradán - toddler
Na dúradáin beag - the small toddlers
ag iompar - pregnant
Cliabhán - cradle
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Childhood
Gasúr - boy
Buachaill – boy
Cailín – girl
Páiste – child Páistí - children
Peataíocht – child looking for attention from mother
Prántach – a spoilt child
Gearrchaile - a young girl
Giostaire - teenage girl
Bodghasúr - tomboy
Séard 'tá ionat, bodghasúr - you are a tomboy
Maistín - bold (naughty) child
Séard 'tá ionat, maistín - you are a naughty child
Guaigín - an ill-tempered child
Séard 'tá ionat, guaigín - you're a naughty little child
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Adults
Duine – person Daoine - people
Beirt - two people
Corrdhuine - the odd person
Girseach - young woman
Stócach - a young man
Dream óg - young people
Mo dhuine - 'Your man', the man we are talking about
Meánaosta - middle aged
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Men
Fear – man Fir - men
Fear mór - a big man
Fear beag - a small man
Boc – bloke, guy
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Women
Bean – woman Mná - women
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Marriage
Lánúin - a couple, husband and wife
Old age
Na seanbhoic - the old boys, the old men (slang)
Seanfhear - an old man
Cailleach – old woman (slang)
Seandream - old people
Bhí faisean ag cuid dhe na seandaoine... - some of the old people had a habit off
Seanaois - old age
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Collective description
Scata – crowd, group
Slua – crowd Sluaití - crowds
Scata daoine - a crowd of people
Plúchta – crowded
Comhluadair - company
Bhí daoine áithrid ann - there were certain people around
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Names
Ainm - name Ainmneachaí - names
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