Can anyone explain class in c++ in a very simple way?

Question

The class in c++ is always confusing me and I lose many challenges because of this class.

Answer 1

A wise programmer told me classes are like lego bricks and 3D printers, give them an instruction and they will follow it when you call them.

Answer 2

A class is an abstraction of the thing someone wants to create. Like class "Animal", So a class does not mean anything, you would not know at which animal i'm referring at, unless I'm creating an object, of the class, where I would be specific, by filling the properties which at first have no value.

Example:

public class Animal {
String name;

public void eat (String food){
System.out.println("This animal eats "+food);
}
}

// The entry point of any program
public static main void (String [] args){

Animal tiger = new Tiger ();
tiger.eat ("meat");
tiger.name = "Shere Kahn";
}

Sorry thay I used java for explaining this :).