laddie

[ lad-ee ]

/ ˈlæd i /

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noun Chiefly Scot.

a young lad; boy.

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Origin of laddie

First recorded in 1540–50; lad + -ie

Words nearby laddie

ladder tournament, ladder track, ladder truck, ladderway, Ladd-Franklin, laddie, laddish, lade, laden, ladette, la-di-da

How to use laddie in a sentence

How could I, with my heart beating high at the thought of seeing my ain dear laddie before many days?
Penelope's Experiences in Scotland|Kate Douglas Wiggin
A bairn's no the same to him, but a fell bit o' me was buried in my laddie's grave.
A Window in Thrums|J. M. Barrie
Wi' matchless skeel, Tam o' the Scoots banked over an' brocht the gallant miscreant to terra firma—puir laddie!
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace
A'm thankitfu' A'm no' a soldier—they tried haird to make me ain, but A' said, 'Noo, laddie—gie me a job—'
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace

Attacked by owerwhelmin' foorces, shot at afore an' behint, the noble laddie didna lose his nairve.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for laddie

laddie

/ (ˈlædɪ) /

noun

mainly Scot a familiar term for a male, esp a young man; lad

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