Lad

  • 21lad —    A lad was originally a serving man or attendant, a sense which had faded by 1700. By the fifteenth century lad had come to mean ‘boy’, though as with boy, the word could be applied to a man of any age. This was particularly so when used as a… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

  • 22Lad — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lad, une commune hongroise du comitat de Somogy. Ląd, un village de Pologne. Lad est aussi un mot qui désigne un garçon d écurie. Lad est un des noms de l …

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  • 23lad — I lad 1. lad sb., et, lad, ene; på ladet af en lastbil II lad 2. lad adj., t, e (doven) …

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  • 24lad — 01. Come on [lads], if we want to get finished today, we d better get started. 02. I m going out for a pint with the [lads]. 03. Stand still [laddie]; I want to have a word with you. 04. My sister s son is a nice [lad], and we re always happy to… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25lad — noun (C) old fashioned or literary 1 a boy or young man: Things were different when I was a lad. 2 the lads BrE spoken a group of men you know and work with or spend your free time with: a night out with the lads | one of the lads (=a member of… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26lad */*/ — UK [læd] / US noun [countable] Word forms lad : singular lad plural lads British informal 1) a boy or a young man Sam s a really nice lad. Come on then, lads, let s go. 2) a man who does things thought to be typical of young men, for example… …

    English dictionary

  • 27lad — [[t]læ̱d[/t]] ♦♦♦ lads 1) N COUNT; N VOC A lad is a young man or boy. [INFORMAL] When I was a lad his age I would laugh at the strangest things... Come along, lad. Time for you to get home. 2) N PLURAL: the N Some men refer to their male friends… …

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  • 28lad — noun /læd/ a) A boy or young man. I think he reckons hes a bit of a lad. b) A jack the lad; a boyo. See Also: ladette, laddie, laddish …

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  • 29Lad — 1. boy: He s just a lad ; 2. (in familiar use) any male; 3. somewhat chauvanistic, blokey man: Watch out for him, they reckon he s a bit of a lad! …

    Dictionary of Australian slang

  • 30lad — I Australian Slang 1. boy: He s just a lad ; 2. (in familiar use) any male; 3. somewhat chauvanistic, blokey man: Watch out for him, they reckon he s a bit of a lad! II Canadian Slang A young man. III North Country (Newcastle) Words a boy …

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