lad
[ lad ]
/ læd /
noun
a boy or youth.
Informal.
a familiar or affectionate term of address for a man; chap.
British Horseracing Informal.
a stable boy.
Origin of lad
1250–1300; Middle English
ladde < ?; compare late Old English
Ladda (nickname)
OTHER WORDS FROM lad
lad·dish, adjective lad·hood, nounWords nearby lad
Example sentences from the Web for laddish
He still has his laddish Liverpudlian wit, throwing back his head in a deep throaty laugh as a crowd of reporters joins in.
Ringo Starr Is Selling His Pictures and Donating the Proceeds to Charities |Blake Gopnik |June 26, 2012 |DAILY BEASTOne laddish website is touting the news as a “happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.”
One laddish website is astutely touting the news as a “happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.”
The last thing I thought I would do is marry some laddish shooting pub-going nature lover.
British Dictionary definitions for laddish (1 of 2)
laddish
/ (ˈlædɪʃ) /
adjective
informal, usually derogatory
characteristic of male adolescents or young men, esp by being rowdy, macho, or immature
laddish behaviour
Derived forms of laddish
laddishness, nounBritish Dictionary definitions for laddish (2 of 2)
lad
/ (læd) /
noun
a boy or young man
informal
a familiar form of address for any male
a lively or dashing man or youth (esp in the phrase a bit of a lad)
a young man whose behaviour is characteristic of male adolescents, esp in being rowdy, macho, or immature
British
a boy or man who looks after horses
Word Origin for lad
C13
ladde; perhaps of Scandinavian origin