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lad

noun \ˈlad\

: a boy or young man

: a man with whom you are friendly

Full Definition of LAD

: a male person of any age between early boyhood and maturity : boy, youth

: fellow, chap

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Origin of LAD

Middle English ladde

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to LAD

Synonyms: boychick (or boychik), boyo [Irish], callant [chiefly Scottish], boy, laddie, nipper, shaveling, shaver, sonny, stripling, tad, youth

Rhymes with LAD

ad, add, bad, brad, cad, chad, Chad, clad, dad, fad, gad, Gad, glad, grad, mad, pad, plaid, rad, sad, scad, shad, tad, trad

LAD Defined for Kids

lad

noun \ˈlad\

Definition of LAD for Kids

: boy 1, youth

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