lad
noun British, informal
1 a young lad of eight:
boy, schoolboy, youth, youngster, juvenile, stripling, young fellow, junior, whippersnapper;
informal kid, nipper, shaver;
Scottish, informal laddie;
derogatory brat, urchin.
2 a hard-working lad trying to make ends meet:
man, young man;
informal guy, fellow, geezer, customer, gent;
British, informal chap, bloke;
North American, informal dude, hombre;
Australian, New Zealand, informal digger;
South African, informal oke, ou;
Indian, informal admi;
British, informal , dated cove;
Scottish, archaic carl.