Lad

[Lad]

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?"

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of Lead, to guide

Noun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

Noun
a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss"

p. p. of Lead, to guide.

n.
A boy; a youth; a stripling.

n.
A companion; a comrade; a mate.

Lad

Lad , obs. p. p. of Lead, to guide Chaucer.

Lad

Lad , n. [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. awd, Ir. lath. . Cf. Lass.] 1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. "Cupid is a knavish lad." Shak.

There is a lad here, which hath fire barley loaves and two small fishes.

2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. Lad's love. (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.

of Lead, to guide

A boy; a youth; a stripling.

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Usage Examples

Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself - a lad of about 19.

Misspelled Form

Lad, Lad, ad, Lad, Lqad, Lwad, Lsad, Lzad, Lqd, Lwd, Lsd, Lzd, Laqd, Lawd, Lasd, Lazd, Lasd, Laed, Lafd, Laxd, Lacd, Las, Lae, Laf, Lax, Lac, Lads, Lade, Ladf, Ladx, Ladc.

Other Usage Examples

I know I'm 25 now, but there's still that little lad inside me who likes his dad there to see him.

I'm a lad of the '60s. I started a magazine to try and end the Vietnam war, but it was a number of years before I had the profile, the financial resources and the time to do more.