lad

noun

ˈlad How to pronounce lad (audio)
Definition of ladnext
1
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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2
as in guy
an adult male human being pass me another beer—will you, lad?

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Recent Examples of lad And Colbert made the most of it, bringing on special cameos from pals like Tig Notaro, his original bandleader, and a certain lad from Liverpool. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 May 2026 And same with our young lad, Talha Akdogan, who plays my son, Pyteh. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 13 May 2026 Jose, the Mexican lad who had ridden over from the ranch with Ivon, winked at me. — Jack O'Connor, Outdoor Life, 23 Apr. 2026 With a cast full of lads lads lads, The Husbands looks like a charmer. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lad
  1. boy
  2. guy
  3. kid
  4. gentleman
  5. teenager
  6. male
  7. dude
  8. man
Noun
  • Kyiv's military administration said the strikes had killed nine people, and the city's mayor reported 27 people, including four children boys, were wounded and transported to hospital.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The scene also pays off a detail from Episode 7, when Max told Natalie he’d been baptized in the Cape Fear River as a boy but never learned to swim.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 31 July 2026
Definition of boy
Noun
  • But since quarterback is easily the most important position on the field, NFL teams routinely sign those guys to contract extensions well before their fifth-year option runs out.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • Paul Hornung, Jim Taylor, Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke and all those guys.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Definition of guy
Noun
  • Residents didn’t feel safe walking their dogs down the street, let alone taking their kids to the neighborhood park.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Aliso Beach has a steep drop-off near the shoreline, where several kids took the warnings seriously.
    — Michele Gile, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • The actor remains tight-lipped about season four, except revealing that Bradley Whitford, who portrays Grace’s husband, first gentleman Todd, has a bigger role as expected.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The Knicks claiming the 2026 NBA championship in an emphatic 4-1 gentleman’s sweep of the San Antonio Spurs sent the Eastern Conference into a frenzy.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Definition of gentleman
Noun
  • The crowd skewed older, with plenty of fans who appeared decades removed from high school but sang along with the enthusiasm of teenagers.
    — Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • First responders attempted to save his life, but the teenager died at the scene, the Austin Police Department said in a statement.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of teenager
Noun
  • Kansas City Fire Department paramedics had transported the victim, an adult male, to a hospital before officers arrived.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The driver is a 17-year-old male, and the victim is a 17-year-old female who is believed to have serious injuries.
    — Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 July 2026
Definition of male
Noun
  • How different are the dude-skewing, sci-fi-loving core audiences for these movies?
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • There’s hippie dudes and Patagonia dudes but also corporate lawyer dudes looking for a night off.
    — Claire Howorth, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026
Definition of dude
Noun
  • For men, the 181 Relaxed and 281 Baggy fits worn by Puth in the campaign capture the shift toward more relaxed silhouettes that consumers are embracing today.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • However, prison staff quickly intervened and separated both men, the outlet stated.
    — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of man

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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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