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Lad

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}.

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"

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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