Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:
Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence
On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:
- how the word is used
- frequency of use
- it is used more often in oral or written speech
- word translation options
- usage examples (several phrases with translation)
- etymology
What (who) is lad - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Lad; LAD (disambiguation); Lads
lad
(lads)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A lad is a young man or boy. (INFORMAL)
When I was a lad his age I would laugh at the strangest things...
Come along, lad. Time for you to get home.
N-COUNT; N-VOC
2.
Some men refer to their male friends or colleagues as the lads. (BRIT INFORMAL)
...a drink with the lads...
N-PLURAL: the N
Lad
·- ·p.p. of Lead, to guide.
II. Lad ·noun A boy; a youth; a stripling.
III. Lad ·noun A companion; a comrade; a mate.
lad
¦ noun
1. informal a boy or young man.
(lads) Brit. a group of men sharing recreational or working interests.
Brit. a boisterously macho or high-spirited man.
2. Brit. a stable worker (regardless of age or sex).
Derivatives
laddish adjective
laddishness noun
Origin
ME: of unknown origin.
Wikipedia
LAD
Lad or lads may refer to:
- A boy or young man
- Lad culture, a British subculture
Examples of use of lad
1. Imran is a handsome lad and seems perfectly normal.
2. "He‘s a grand old lad, very independent," she says.
3. He‘s a confident lad but he worries about his football.
4. "David was a quiet lad, who wouldn‘t bother anyone.
5. He is the same gentle, generous, openhearted, funny lad.