lads

[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

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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.

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