What's the best way to define the words “class” and “object” to someone who hasn't used them?

Question

My neighbor is taking \"Intro to Java\", and asked me to help explain a few of the first-day concepts. I realized that since I do this everyday, I don\'t have the beginner\

Answer 1

I always define them as blueprint and product.

A blueprint describes the complete product in every detail, the product is the result that comes out of the machine.