That which is created; a creature.

With distinguishing word: a living being; a person; (in later use) esp. a young man. Obsolete.

A person who lives or is alive, a living creature; (chiefly English regional (southern and south-western) and North American) an inhabitant, dweller.

A living or animate being; an animal, often as distinct from a person.

a living creature.

An animate being; a living thing. Obsolete.

A living organism.

With a and plural. Something possessed of vital force. Also figurative.

A particular form or type of living organism. Cf. life form, n. 1.