MW→laddie

laddie

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

laddie

noun

lad·die

ˈla-dē

Definition

a young lad

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Examples

//not all the laddies in Scotland wear kilts, you know!

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined above

laddie

noun

Synonyms

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood //not all the laddies in Scotland wear kilts, you know!
Synonyms

boy boychick (or boychik) boyo [Irish] callant [chiefly Scottish] lad nipper shaveling shaver sonny stripling tad youth
Related Words

adolescent juvenile kid kiddie (also kiddy) kiddo minor moppet teenager tween youngling youngster
gamin guttersnipe hobbledehoy imp squirt urchin whippersnapper
schoolboy
toddler tot tyke (also tike)
mama's boy

laddie

noun

lad·die

ˈla-dē

Definition

a young lad

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

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

Examples

//not all the laddies in Scotland wear kilts, you know!

First Known Use

1546, in the meaning defined above

laddie

noun

Synonyms

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood //not all the laddies in Scotland wear kilts, you know!
Synonyms

boy boychick (or boychik) boyo [Irish] callant [chiefly Scottish] lad nipper shaveling shaver sonny stripling tad youth
Related Words

adolescent juvenile kid kiddie (also kiddy) kiddo minor moppet teenager tween youngling youngster
gamin guttersnipe hobbledehoy imp squirt urchin whippersnapper
schoolboy
toddler tot tyke (also tike)
mama's boy

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