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lad — [lad] n. [ME ladde < ?] 1. a boy or youth 2. Informal any man; fellow: familiar or endearing term … English World dictionary
lad — c.1300, ladde foot soldier, also young male servant (attested as a surname from late 12c.), possibly from a Scandinavian language (Cf. Norw. ladd, in compounds for young man ), but of obscure origin in any case. OED hazards a guess on M.E. ladde … Etymology dictionary
lad — [n] young man boy, buddy, child, fellow, guy, half pint*, juvenile, kid*, runt*, schoolboy, son, stripling, youngster, youth; concepts 419,424 Ant. man … New thesaurus
lad o' pairts — ˌladəˈpārts, per Scotland : a clever or talented fellow : man of parts … Useful english dictionary
lad — n. 1 a a boy or youth. b a young son. 2 (esp. in pl.) colloq. a man; a fellow, esp. a workmate, drinking companion, etc. (he s one of the lads). 3 colloq. a high spirited fellow; a rogue (he s a bit of a lad). 4 Brit. a stable worker (regardless… … Useful english dictionary
fellow — The original sense of this word was business partner, but by the fourteenth century it also had the meaning of companion in a more general sense. It became the usual way of addressing a male servant, and at first would have been thought to be… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
lad — noun; informal 1) a young lad Syn: boy, schoolboy, youth, youngster, juvenile, stripling; informal kid, nipper; Scottish; informal laddie; derogatory brat 2) a hard working lad Syn … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
lad — [[t]læd[/t]] n. 1) a boy or youth; young man 2) chap; fellow (used as a familiar term of address) • Etymology: 1250–1300; ME ladde, of obscure orig.; cf. late OE Ladda (nickname) lad′dish, adj. lad′hood, n … From formal English to slang
fellow — Synonyms and related words: Adamite, Casanova, Don Juan, Greek, Lothario, Romeo, abecedarian, accessory, accompanier, accompanist, accompanying, accompanyist, ace, acquaintance, adjunct, advocate, affiliate, affiliated, allied, ally, alter ego,… … Moby Thesaurus
lad — Gay, amusing, irresponsible fellow. Also a bit of a lad … A concise dictionary of English slang
