lad
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1.1
- noun
- /læd/
- UK
:
chico
- The little lad smiled widely when he received his birthday present.
- a young lad
- lads and girls
- working-class lad
Are you, are you a lad or are you a chap?
- Are you, are you a lad or are you a chap?
- But we on the whole were a good set of lads, well behaved.
- Because they're both very dangerous lads like Rockhold.
- Yes my friends, the absolute mad lads on Aliexpress.
- Now I'm one of the lads, you know, I've got a penis.
- This is some young lad from from London, right?
- So we wanted to honor Zach, our sound lad, one year.
- So it's, they got me this little lad of mine.
- And the big one is lads want to be praised.
- And he went in this lad and he lied.
- It's the casualty Evac the lads out and they're doing it.
Examples
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That lad over there is helping his grandmother carry the groceries.
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When I was a lad, I would play football with my friends after school.
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You must get up, my lad, I told myself.
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This is some young lad from from London, right?
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The lad that was killed was a lad called David Moore.
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Oh no, come on lads, get close.
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Since he is a dutiful lad, he wanted your permission before he set forth after her.
Fiction book (1991) -
I'm a little lad who loves berries and cream.
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But we on the whole were a good set of lads, well behaved.
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All right, Nellie, get the lad washed and cleaned.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
An informal word for a man or boy
∞
1.0
A young person, usually a child
∞
1.0
A male who is a teenager or a young adult
377
8.1
A man or boy used in informal speech
333
1.4
A man or boy you speak to in a friendly way
145
7.2
A friendly, informal way to call a child or young person
113
7.7
A male friend or a brother
106
8.2
A man, especially in informal British English
101
1.0
A young person, often a boy or young man
83
5.6
A friendly man or boy often used in Britain
41
1.0
A boy who goes to school
18
8.2
An informal word for a man or boy
16
8.6
A friendly name for a boy or young man often used in Scotland
11
8.2
A friendly name adults use for a young boy
6
8.5
A loving name for a young boy or brother
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
4
7.9
A young man or boy in Spanish-speaking countries
3
9.9
A kind word adults use to call a boy they care about
2
9.9
A friendly word people use for a boy or young man
1
9.9
A friendly informal word from Ireland and Wales for a boy or man
1
8.8
A friendly informal word for a man or boy in Britain
1
9.3
A man or boy people talk about in a slightly annoyed but friendly way
1
9.9
A young boy people call in a warm, friendly way in Jewish families
1
9.9
A young boy or man called in a friendly way in the Philippines
1
8.4
A man or boy you call in a friendly way
A man in informal British English
A boy often in old stories or poems
A small boy people call in a friendly, playful way
Antonyms
How Young
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lad comes from an old English word that meant 'young man' and is like the Scots word laddie. So, lad is a short, friendly way to say 'boy' or a young man.