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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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Brody Drewes shot 68 (-4) to help Lake Minneola boys golf edge Eustis by one stroke to win the West Orange Invitational.

— Steve Gorches, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Even though the Longs have no more boys arriving at La Serna, there’s a sister who will be freshman next year at La Serna.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of boy

Noun

Attacking Vicki for working is the Vicki equivalent of going after another Housewife’s kids.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Hamilton and Kim also smile for a selfie alongside a friend and Khloé, who joined the two along with her kids, daughter True, 8, and Tatum, 4, on the trip.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of kid

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An adjoining library — once a gentlemen’s smoking room — retains an original oil-light fixture and the atmosphere of an after-dinner gathering place.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Hafidh Ameir Hassan became Tanzania’s first gentleman in 2021, when his wife took office as the country's first female president following the death of President John Magufuli.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of gentleman

Noun

As a teenager Raphinha played football in the city’s várzea network (unregulated community tournaments played on clay pitches).

— Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026
Officials have released the name of the teenager who died from injuries sustained in a collision with a vehicle near Middleton High School.

— Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 22 Sep. 2026

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Thin partitions marked an early attempt to slice the space into smaller rooms, but the original brick walls remained bare, shivering with cobwebs, where someone had pasted a picture of a man, holy hands bracketing a redbrick heart.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
People arrested at these checkpoints have virtually no legal recourse and many young men have subsequently been forced into the military.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

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