EnglishExamples
- //Life was hard when I was a lad.
- //Well, lad, I hope you won't make the same mistake again!
- //He's a good lad at heart.
- //They can't treat us like that, can they, lads?!
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English laddelad
noun
Synonyms
- a male person who has not yet reached adulthood //fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a ladSynonymsRelated Words
Examples
- //Life was hard when I was a lad.
- //Well, lad, I hope you won't make the same mistake again!
- //He's a good lad at heart.
- //They can't treat us like that, can they, lads?!
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Middle English laddelad
noun
Synonyms
- a male person who has not yet reached adulthood //fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a ladSynonymsRelated Words