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Synonyms of lad

1 a male person who has not yet reached adulthood

fond of telling tall tales of the days when he was just a lad

Synonyms for lad

boy,
boychick
(or boychik),
boyo
[Irish],
callant
[chiefly Scottish],
laddie,
nipper,
shaveling,
shaver,
sonny,
stripling,
tad,
youth

Words Related to lad

schoolboy

toddler,
tot,
tyke
(also tike)

mama's boy

2 an adult male human being

pass me another beer—will you, lad?

Synonyms for lad

bastard,
bloke
[chiefly British],
buck,
cat,
chap
[chiefly British],
chappie
[British],
dude,
fella,
fellow,
galoot
[slang],
gent,
gentleman,
guy,
hombre,
jack,
joe,
joker,
male,
man

Words Related to lad

buddy,
buster

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“Lad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lad. Accessed 19 Oct. 2021.

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