laddie
16
8.6
- noun
- /ˈlædi/
- UK
:
chico
- The kind laddie helped an elderly woman cross the street.
- wee laddie
- little laddie
- Come on, laddie
Examples
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Well, what are you waiting for, laddie?
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Now you're home, laddie!
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Drink up, laddie, because tomorrow you may not be so lucky!
Fiction book (1991) -
"You ought to go back to school, laddie."
Fiction book (1991) -
"I found this laddie collapsed outside the front door."
Blog text (4) -
Aye, have a good look at it, laddie.
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What's our valiant laddie have to say for the cause...
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That's our best Glenlivet, laddie.
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Come on, laddie.
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Many thanks, laddie.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
618
1.1
People use it for a boy or young man when they speak in a friendly way
377
8.1
A man or boy used in informal speech
83
5.6
A friendly man or boy often used in Britain
18
8.2
An informal word for a man or boy
11
8.2
A friendly name adults use for a young boy
5
9.1
A friendly name people use when speaking to a boy or young man
4
9.5
A friendly word for a man or boy
2
9.9
A friendly word people use for a boy or young man
1
8.8
A friendly informal word for a man or boy in Britain
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Laddie is the Scottish or northern English form of lad with the friendly ending -ie. Like doggie or birdie, the -ie part shows 'small' or 'friendly', so laddie means a 'boy' said with warmth or affection.