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单词 lads
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lad

noun

ˈlad How to pronounce lad (audio)
1
: a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity : boy, youth
2
: fellow, chap

Synonyms

  • boy
  • boychick
  • boychik
  • boyo [Irish]
  • callant [chiefly Scottish]
  • laddie
  • nipper
  • shaveling
  • shaver
  • sonny
  • stripling
  • tad
  • youth
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Example Sentences

Life was hard when I was a lad. Well, lad, I hope you won't make the same mistake again! He's a good lad at heart. They can't treat us like that, can they, lads?!
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English ladde

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

lad

noun

ˈlad How to pronounce lad (audio)
: boy sense 1, youth

lads

noun

plural of lad
1
as in boys
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a lad

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • boys
  • kids
  • teenagers
  • laddies
  • youths
  • boyos
  • adolescents
  • nippers
  • toddlers
  • striplings
  • youngsters
  • tads
  • shavers
  • boychiks
  • sonnies
  • callants
  • kiddies
  • shavelings
  • juveniles
  • minors
  • boychicks
  • schoolboys
  • younglings
  • urchins
  • moppets
  • whippersnappers
  • gamins
  • hobbledehoys
  • tweens
  • kiddos
  • guttersnipes
  • tykes
  • imps
  • tikes
  • tots
  • squirts
  • mama's boys
2
as in guys
an adult male human being pass me another beer—will you, lad?

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • guys
  • males
  • gentlemen
  • dudes
  • blokes
  • fellas
  • men
  • gents
  • chaps
  • fellows
  • fellers
  • bastards
  • chappies
  • hombres
  • bucks
  • cats
  • galoots
  • joes
  • jokers
  • sirs
  • buddies
  • jacks
  • masters
  • misters
  • busters
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