Meaning of private

(adj) confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy; "a private place"; "private discussions"; "private lessons"; "a private club"; "a private secretary"; "private property"; "the former President is now a private citizen"; "public figures struggle to maintain a private life"

concerning things deeply private and personal; "intimate correspondence"; "private family matters"

concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"

not expressed; "secret (or private) thoughts"

(noun) an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines; "our prisoner was just a private and knew nothing of value"