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noun
- 1. a boy or young man (often as a form of address): informal "come in, lad, and shut the door" Similar
- 2. a stable worker (regardless of age or sex): British "it's great for the lads that the horse has won the National"
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1. : a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity : boy, youth. 2. : fellow, chap. Synonyms. boychick. boychik. boyo [Irish] callant [chiefly Scottish] laddie. nipper. shaveling. shaver. sonny. stripling. tad. youth. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of lad in a Sentence. Life was hard when I was a lad.
a boy or young man: A group of young lads were standing outside the shop. He's a nice lad. The prime minister's a local lad (= he was born and lived in this area). lads and lasses (= boys and girls) [ as form of address ] Come on, lads, let's get this job finished! Fewer examples. You do that once more and you'll get a clip round the ear, my lad.
noun. 1. a boy or young man. 2. informal. a familiar form of address for any male. 3. a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad) 4. a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature.
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.
Lad is another word for a boy or a young man. A man who's been hit with a water balloon might turn around to a group of giggling boys and ask, "All right, which of you lads did that?" You can use the casual lad instead of guy , fellow , or chap .
Definition of lad noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a boy or young man: A group of young lads were standing outside the shop. He's a nice lad. The prime minister's a local lad (= he was born and lived in this area). lads and lasses (= boys and girls) [ as form of address ] Come on, lads, let's get this job finished! Fewer examples. You do that once more and you'll get a clip round the ear, my lad.
1. a boy or young man. 2. informal a familiar form of address for any male. 3. a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad) 4. a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature. 5. (Professions) Brit a boy or man who looks after horses. 6.
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