second person

[ sek-uhnd pur-suhn ]

noun

1. the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to the one second person singular or ones second person plural being spoken to.
2. a pronoun or verb form in the second person, as the pronoun you in English, or a set of such forms.

second person

noun

1. a grammatical category of pronouns and verbs used when referring to or describing the individual or individuals being addressed

Word History and Origins

Origin of second person¹

First recorded in 1665–75