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lad

noun

ˈlad

Definition of lad

as in boy

a male person who has not yet reached adulthood fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a lad

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as in guy

an adult male human being pass me another beer—will you, lad?

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Recent Examples of lad We’ve both been brought up playing sport our entire lives, which is quite the macho, classic lad setting. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 The movie is essentially an old-fashioned story of one lad’s sentimental education, spiced up with NSFW perversity. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 This intensive five-day retreat welcomes only America’s dudes, bros, lads, sons and fathers. — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 21 June 2026 Aussie Rules lads are almost clothed enough to enter a convenience store. — Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lad

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Noun

This initially takes unassuming form, as Maya grows friendly with Kiran (Krish Raj More), a boy of a similar age.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Deputies arrived at the scene and found a man and a boy with gunshot injuries.

— Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of boy

Noun

At the time, Tiafoe was the most talented 10-year-old there, the son of the head maintenance guy, Constant Tiafoe, who had fled civil war in Sierra Leone with his wife.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Heavy curtain up; the moaning of sentimental strings; lights rising on some wedges and rectangles of scenery, guys and girls, the guys practically naked save for bits and pieces of neo-Greek get-up.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of guy

Noun

When the couple is suspected of child abuse, their five kids are taken away by protective services.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2026
With unwavering resolve, Salvador rallies an eclectic band of misfit street kids, led by the spirited Belén, to defy fate and protect Carmen.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of kid

Noun

In this 1985 novel, recently reissued by NYRB, Louise has returned to the splendor and decay of New Orleans, where one drunken yet charming Southern gentleman in particular catches her eye.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Portraying a character who is an all-around gentleman was the biggest challenge for Skarsgård.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

The son of Huntersville town commissioner Edwin Quarles was arrested and charged in Sunday’s fatal shooting of a teenager in Charlotte’s University area.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Sep. 2026
Agarwal is, like a lot of teenagers, feeling the pangs of a life less traveled, IRL.

— Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of teenager

Noun

Defense attorney Kevin Reddington repeatedly referred to the unnamed juror as a male inside and outside court.

— James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Females are also far more likely than males to be illiterate, go hungry, be victims of human trafficking, or be murdered by a family member.

— Gloria Steinem, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of male

Noun

Now, the real argument should be who they’re influenced by, and most of these dudes are influenced by Americans.

— Shakeia Taylor, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Tahnoon isn’t merely some fabulously rich dude who woke up one morning with a taste for bottle service.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of dude

Noun

For the first few days, they were held in a room crammed with up to 80 men, with just a handful of open toilets, in frigid conditions and with only a thin towel to sleep under, before being moved to two-person cells.

— Hanna Park, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, has some new digs—an Airstream trailer in Memphis, parked just steps from xAI’s most ambitious project yet.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of man

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