lad

[ lad ]
/ læd /
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noun

a boy or youth.
Informal. a familiar or affectionate term of address for a man; chap.
British Horseracing Informal. a stable boy.

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Origin of lad

1250–1300; Middle English ladde < ?; compare late Old English Ladda (nickname)

OTHER WORDS FROM lad

lad·dish, adjectivelad·hood, noun

Words nearby lad

lacus, lacus solis, lacustrine, lacw, lacy, lad, lad lit, lad mag, lad's love, ladakh, ladanum

Definition for lad (2 of 2)

LAD

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Words related to lad

youngster, fellow, schoolboy, boy, juvenile, buddy, son, youth, runt, child, guy, stripling, kid, half-pint

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British Dictionary definitions for lad

lad
/ (læd) /

noun

a boy or young man
informal a familiar form of address for any male
a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad)
a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature
British a boy or man who looks after horses

Word Origin for lad

C13 ladde; perhaps of Scandinavian origin
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