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lad

1

[ lad ]

noun

  1. a boy or youth.
  2. Informal. a familiar or affectionate term of address for a man; chap.
  3. British Horseracing Informal. a stable boy.


LAD

2

abbreviation for

Psycholinguistics.

lad

/ ±ôæ»å /

noun

  1. a boy or young man
  2. informal.
    a familiar form of address for any male
  3. a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad )
  4. a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature
  5. a boy or man who looks after horses
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lad1

1250–1300; Middle English ladde < ?; compare late Old English Ladda (nickname)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lad1

C13 ladde; perhaps of Scandinavian origin
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Example Sentences

I think that's because he's a local lad, which feels a bit unfair.

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Some social media accounts have been insulting, turning his famous "I'm just a normal lad" quote against him.

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As a young lad, I moved away, went into digs and had limited time seeing my friends back at home.

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"The story was that two lads had come up from south Wales and found it. So we knew it wasn't somebody local and at that time we hadn't got specific names associated with it."

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"It's a great victory for the region and the fact a local lad from Blyth played such a crucial part of the journey is wonderful," he added.

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