laddie

[lad-ee]

noun

Chiefly Scot.

1. a young lad; boy.

laddie

/ ˈlædɪ /

noun

1. a familiar term for a male, esp a young man; lad

Word History and Origins

Origin of laddie¹

First recorded in 1540–50; lad + -ie

Example Sentences

"I've been in camping off and on since I was a laddie," he said.

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Might, founded by the author Dave Eggers; Viva, where Wintour worked for a spell under Bob Guccione’s girlfriend; and Loaded, a laddie magazine out of England that blew young Dana Brown’s mind.

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Tough to resist “When you come to my window, laddie / I’ll be singing.”

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"It's just been a constant thing even since I was a wee laddie," he said.

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But one morning, Basil Stag Hare awakened and called across, “What ho! Well, bless me medals, if it ain’t young Matthias! How are you, laddie buck?”

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