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Lad
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Lad
/læd/
A young male, often used to describe a boy or teenager.
Synonyms:
boy
youth
youngster
fellow
Antonyms:
lady
girl
woman
female
Examples:
'I dinnot know what they
lads
might not do.
Now, you know the
lad
, and can guess the rest.
'Why, bless me,' cried the old gentleman, 'the
lad
is here!
Etymology:
Lad
originates from Middle English
ladde,
which evolved from Old Norse
leiddr,
related to Old English
lǣde.
Usage Statistics:
17 mentions per 1 million words
Often
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