When I was a lad his age I would laugh at the strangest things.
Come along, lad. Time for you to get home.
2. plural noun
Some men refer to their male friends or colleagues as the lads.
[British, informal]
...a drink with the lads.
The lads don't join the union because they're frightened of being victimized.
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lad in British English
(læd)
noun
1.
a boy or young man
2. informal
a familiar form of address for any male
3.
a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad)
4.
a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature
5. British
a boy or man who looks after horses
Word origin
C13 ladde; perhaps of Scandinavian origin
LAD in British English
abbreviation for
left anterior descending (coronary artery)
lad in American English
(læd)
noun
1.
a boy or youth
2. Informal
any man; fellow
familiar or endearing term
Word origin
ME ladde < ?
Synonyms of 'lad'
boy, kid, guy, youth
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In other languages
lad
British English: lad /læd/ NOUN
A lad is a boy or young man.
He's always been a big lad for his age.
American English: boy
Arabic: صَبِيُّ
Brazilian Portuguese: moço
Chinese: 少年
Croatian: momak
Czech: chlapec
Danish: fyr
Dutch: jongen
European Spanish: muchacho
Finnish: heppu
French: gars
German: Bursche
Greek: παλληκάρι
Italian: ragazzo
Japanese: 少年
Korean: 젊은이
Norwegian: unggutt
Polish: chłopak młodzieniec
European Portuguese: rapaz
Romanian: flăcău
Russian: парень
Latin American Spanish: muchacho
Swedish: kille
Thai: เด็กหนุ่ม
Turkish: delikanlı
Ukrainian: хлоп'яга
Vietnamese: chàng trai
All related terms of 'lad'
lad lit
fiction about young men and their emotional and personal lives
lad mag
a magazine aimed at or appealing to men, focusing on fashion , gadgets , and often featuring scantily dressed women
New Lad
a cultural stereotype , which is basically a throwback to a supposedly more masculine or macho image of masculinity in reaction against the supposedly feminized 'New Man' of the 1990s
head lad
a man who is in charge of a racing stable
lad culture
The culture of a particular organization or group consists of the habits of the people in it and the way they generally behave .
stable lad
A stable lad is the same as a → stable boy .
lad's love
an aromatic shrubby wormwood , Artemisia abrotanum, of S Europe, having finely dissected leaves and small drooping heads of yellowish flowers
Jack-the-lad
a young man who is regarded as a brash , loud show-off
Chinese translation of 'lad'
lad
(læd) (inf)
n(c)
(= boy) 小伙(夥)子 (xiǎohuǒzi) (个(個), gè)
(= young man) 青年男子 (qīngnián nánzǐ) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a boy or young man
a lad of his age
Synonyms
boy
I knew him when he was just a little boy.
kid (informal)
All the kids in my class could read.
guy (informal)
I was working with a guy from Vietnam.
youth
gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops
fellow (old-fashioned)
He appeared to be a fine fellow.
youngster
Other youngsters are not so lucky.
chap (informal)
Her husband's a very decent chap.
juvenile
The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen.
shaver (informal)
nipper (informal)
I couldn't have been much more than a nipper when you last saw me.
laddie (Scottish)
stripling
a stripling of 20
Additional synonyms
in the sense of chap
Definition
a man or boy
Her husband's a very decent chap.
Synonyms
fellow (old-fashioned),
man,
person,
individual,
type,
sort,
customer (informal),
character,
guy (informal),
bloke (British, informal),
cove (slang),
dude (informal),
boykie (South Africa, informal)
in the sense of fellow
Definition
a man or boy
He appeared to be a fine fellow.
Synonyms
man,
boy,
person,
individual,
customer (informal),
character,
guy (informal),
bloke (British, informal),
punter (informal),
chap (informal),
boykie (South Africa, informal)
in the sense of guy
Definition
a person of either sex
I was working with a guy from Vietnam.
Synonyms
man,
person,
fellow (old-fashioned),
lad,
cat (obsolete, slang),
bloke (British, informal),
chap
Nearby words of
lad
lacquer
lacuna
lacy
lad
ladder
laden
ladle
Synonyms of 'lad'
lad
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of juvenile
Definition
a young person
The number of juveniles in the general population has fallen.
Synonyms
child,
youth,
minor,
girl,
boy,
teenager,
infant,
adolescent
in the sense of kid
Definition
a young person
All the kids in my class could read.
Synonyms
child,
girl,
boy,
baby,
lad,
teenager,
youngster,
infant,
adolescent,
juvenile,
toddler,
tot,
lass,
wean (Scottish),
little one,
bairn (Scottish, NorthernEngland),
stripling,
sprog (slang),
munchkin (informal, US),
rug rat (US, Canadian, informal),
littlie (Australian, informal),
ankle-biter (Australian, slang),
tacker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of nipper
Definition
a small child
I couldn't have been much more than a nipper when you last saw me.
Synonyms
child,
girl,
boy,
baby,
kid (informal),
infant,
tot,
little one,
sprog (slang),
munchkin (informal, US),
rug rat (slang),
littlie (Australian, informal),
ankle-biter (Australian, slang),
tacker (Australian, slang)
in the sense of stripling
Definition
a teenage boy or young man
a stripling of 20
Synonyms
boy,
youth,
lad,
youngster,
adolescent,
fledgling,
shaver (informal),
young fellow,
hobbledehoy (archaic)
in the sense of youngster
Definition
a young person
Other youngsters are not so lucky.
Synonyms
youth,
girl,
boy,
kid (informal),
lad,
teenager,
juvenile,
cub,
young person,
lass,
young adult,
pup (informal, British),
urchin,
teenybopper (slang),
young shaver (informal),
young 'un (informal)
in the sense of youth
Definition
Journalists often refer to young men as youths, especially when they are reporting that the young men have caused trouble.
gangs of youths who broke windows and looted shops