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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"
- 2. a stable worker (regardless of age or sex). British
The meaning of LAD is a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity : boy, youth. How to use lad in a sentence.
lad. noun [ C ] us / læd / uk / læd /. Add to word list. Add to word list. 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).
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. [ lad ] Phonetic (Standard) IPA. noun. a boy or youth. Informal. a familiar or affectionate term of address for a man; chap. British Horseracing Informal. a stable boy. LAD. 2. abbreviation for. , Psycholinguistics. language acquisition device. Discover More. Other Words From. lad dish adjective. lad hood noun. Discover More.
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. This word is much more common in Britain than in the U.S., although everyone understands what it means.
Definition of lad noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lad. noun [ C ] UK uk / læd / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. a boy or young man: a nice young lad. informal He's having a night out with the lads (= his male friends). (Definition of lad from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
