lad
a boy or youth.
Informal. a familiar or affectionate term of address for a man; chap.
British Horseracing Informal. a stable boy.
Origin of lad
1Other words from lad
- laddish, adjective
- ladhood, noun
Words Nearby lad
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How to use lad in a sentence
We are meant to see Coach lad as a gentle shepherd, full of lessons about humility and brotherhood.
Two New Films Preach Our Nation’s Corrosive Gridiron Gospel | Steve Almond | September 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe 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?
Jenny Lewis on 'The Voyager,' the End of Rilo Kiley, and High School Classmate Angelina Jolie | Marlow Stern | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTUnlike his conservative colleagues Michele Bachmann, Ron Paul, and perhaps his lad Rand, Gingrey endorsed mandatory vaccination.
D.C. Moron Phil Gingrey Spread Ebola Fever Over Immigrants | Kent Sepkowitz | July 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe 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.
A Lost Hero | Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. WardThrough a narrow door about three feet high the lad and his tutor entered their room.
Our Little Korean Cousin | H. Lee M. PikeEven now, one volume lay on the window ledge, where the happy lad had risen to study it as soon as daylight came.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
British Dictionary definitions for lad
/ (læd) /
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
British a boy or man who looks after horses
Origin of lad
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