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Lad

Lad Meaning & Definition
Lad Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Lad?

[n] a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
[n] a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Lad: blighter | chap | cub | cuss | fella | feller | fellow | gent | laddie | sonny | sonny boy

Related Terms | Find terms related to Lad: bastard | bird | boy | bub | bubba | buck | bud | buddy | bugger | cat | chap | character | colt | cub | duck | feller | fellow | fledgling | guy | hobbledehoy | jasper | joker | laddie | manchild | master | muchacho | pup | puppy | schoolboy | son | sonny | sonny boy | stripling | stud | tad | whelp | young man | youth

See Also | boy | dog | male | male child | male person

Lad In Webster's Dictionary

\Lad\, obs. p. p. of {Lead}, to guide. --Chaucer.
\Lad\, n. [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir. lath. [root]123. Cf. {Lass}.] 1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. ``Cupid is a knavish lad.'' --Shak. There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes. --John vi. 9. 2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. {Lad's love}. (Bot.) See {Boy's love}, under {Boy}.

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