What does lad mean?
Definitions for lad
lædlad
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word lad.
Princeton's WordNet
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, blokenoun
a boy or man
"that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boynoun
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
Wiktionary
ladnoun
A boy or young man.
ladnoun
A jack the lad; a boyo.
I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.
ladnoun
A familiar term of address for a young man.
ladnoun
A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad).
Etymology: laidō. Cognate with Old High German leita (German Leite), Old Norse leið.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Ladnoun
Etymology: leode , Saxon, which commonly signifies people, but sometimes, says Mr. Edward Lye, a boy.
We were
Two lads, that thought there was no more behind,
But such a day to-morrow as to-day,
And to be boy eternal. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.The poor lad who wants knowledge, must set his invention on the rack, to say something where he knows nothing. John Locke.
Too far from the ancient forms of teaching several good grammarians have departed, to the great detriment of such lads as have been removed to other schools. Isaac Watts.
For grief whereof the lad would after joy,
But pin’d away in anguish, and self-will’d annoy. Fa. Qu.The shepherd lad,
Whose offspring on the throne of Judah sat
So many ages. John Milton, Par. Reg. b. ii. l. 439.
ChatGPT
lad
A lad is a term primarily used in the UK and Ireland, typically referring to a young man or boy. This term is also used informally to describe a male friend. Sometimes, it can denote a certain type of behavior, often referring to males who are seen as cheeky, mischievous, or misbehaving, but in a generally likeable or endearing way.
Webster Dictionary
Lad
p. p. of Lead, to guide
Ladnoun
a boy; a youth; a stripling
Ladnoun
a companion; a comrade; a mate
Etymology: [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir. lath. 123. Cf. Lass.]
Wikidata
LAD
The LAD was a British cyclecar made between 1913 and 1926. The car was originally made by the Oakleigh Motor Company of West Dulwich, London and was usually fitted with a single seater body although a few two seaters were made. Power came from a single cylinder Stag engine and drive was to the rear wheels by chain. There was only a single forward speed and no reverse so a gearbox was not used. Production stopped on the outbreak of war. The car was revived in 1923 by LAD Productions of Farnham, Surrey in 1923 and the original was joined by a 350 cc twin cylinder engined model but the launch of the Austin 7 took away the market for such cars and the company closed in 1926.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Lad
lad, n. a boy: a youth: (Scot.) a lover:—fem. Lass.—n. Lad′die, a little lad: a boy.—Lad's love, a provincial name of the southernwood. [M. E. ladde—Ir. lath, a youth, champion (W. llawd). Mr H. Bradley suggests that M. E. ladde, a servant, coincides with the adjectival form of the past participle of the verb to lead, the original meaning thus being 'one led in the train of a lord.']
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LAD
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LAD
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Lad is ranked #33241 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Lad surname appeared 688 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Lad.
85.9% or 591 total occurrences were Asian.
10.7% or 74 total occurrences were White.
1.8% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.7% or 5 total occurrences were Black.
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British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lad' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1577
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'lad' in Nouns Frequency: #1249
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Anagrams for lad »
ADL
dal
LDA
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of lad in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of lad in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of lad in a Sentence
War is a misery. Not all that long ago, and perhaps you find this silly, but I would think 'perhaps I killed a young lad, perhaps I orphaned children, perhaps I widowed a woman or made a mother cry', i didn't want that, I'm not a bad man. You kill a man who's done nothing to you, that's war and you do it for your country.
There's a strand of male culture you see in the UK, and to some extent other Anglo Saxon societies, prevalent among 20, 30 and even 40-year-olds, which is : you go abroad, you drink a fair amount, you sing songs and engage in banter, and pick on someone who is different to you, there's this pervasive sexism and racism. The idea that' anyone who isn't like us, we're going to sing about them and insult them and it's part of the lad's day out.'.
Where you tend a rose, my lad, a thistle may not grow.
One of the best ways to judge the FB trends in a city is to see what the hotels are doing, recently Anti:dote at Fairmont Hotel and Manhattan Bar at Regent Singapore hotel opened, while Four Seasons hired one of the greatest bartenders in history -- Javier de lad Muelas -- to consult on its beverage and cocktail list at One Ninety bar.
I feel good. The weigh-in is important but as heavyweights it don't really matter... skills pay the bills, he's a big lad, they should make a super-heavyweight division.
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- فتىArabic
- хлопецBelarusian
- chlapecCzech
- bachgenWelsh
- Junge, Knabe, Bursche, StallburscheGerman
- muchacho, chico, niñoSpanish
- poju, poika, kaveriFinnish
- garçon, palefrenier, garsFrench
- balach, òigear, gilleScottish Gaelic
- बालकHindi
- srác, fiatalember, fiú, siheder, legény, gyerek, tesó, kölyökHungarian
- 青年, 若者Japanese
- puerLatin
- jongenDutch
- laddNorwegian
- chłopak, chłopiecPolish
- rapazPortuguese
- băiatRomanian
- парень, мальчик, юноша, молодой человекRussian
- chlapecSlovak
- pojke, gosse, kille, grabbSwedish
- కుర్రవాడుTelugu
- хлопецьUkrainian
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