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lad
1[ lad ]
noun
- a boy or youth.
- Informal. a familiar or affectionate term of address for a man; chap.
- British Horseracing Informal. a stable boy.
LAD
2abbreviation for
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
- a boy or man who looks after horses
Other Words From
- laddish adjective
- ladhood noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of lad1
Word History and Origins
Origin of lad1
Example Sentences
We are meant to see Coach Lad as a gentle shepherd, full of lessons about humility and brotherhood.
He was a biggish lad, with a boyish, slightly mischievous grin, and thoughtfulness and consideration were seamed in his character.
To release this feminist anthem through what is essentially a lad mag that guys read at barbershops?
Unlike his conservative colleagues Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, and perhaps his lad Rand, Gingrey endorsed mandatory vaccination.
She ties with a forward-thinking lad named John, who refuses to marry any woman against her will.
Egypt was once a land of mystery; now, every lad, on leaving Eton, yachts it to the pyramids.
The soldiers killed a young lad who tried to pass, or wounded him so severely that it is said that he died.
Again the unknown power smote the lad to the earth, which had become a raging sea.
Through a narrow door about three feet high the lad and his tutor entered their room.
Even now, one volume lay on the window ledge, where the happy lad had risen to study it as soon as daylight came.
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