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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
Psycholinguistics.
lad
/ æ /
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
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Other Word Forms
- d adjective
- hǴǻ noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lad1
1250–1300; Middle English ladde < ?; compare late Old English Ladda (nickname)
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lad1
C13 ladde; perhaps of Scandinavian origin
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"A lad from Manchester takes a fight on 12 days' notice."
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"I don't think a lot of the lads will sleep. I'm so buzzing for the lads that haven't played Premier League football."
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The foursome lives at Lee’s home in Seattle, with the women in the main house and the lads in a barn-like bunker in the yard.
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"A lot of the young lads here, most of their dads are in it. It runs in families a bit from where I'm from anyway it does. "
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The Prince, who was in the crowd for Villa's home win over Bayern Munich and in Monaco in January, was asked if he was on a "lads tour" by former England international Ferdinand.
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