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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lad /læd/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a boy or youth;
young man.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lad (lad),USA pronunciation n. - a boy or youth.
- Informal Termsa familiar or affectionate term of address for a man;
chap. - British Termsa stable boy.
- ?; compare late Old English Ladda (nickname)
- Middle English ladde 1250–1300
- LinguisticsSee language acquisition device.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: lad /læd/ n - 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
- Brit a boy or man who looks after horses
Etymology: 13th Century ladde; perhaps of Scandinavian origin |