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| Back | BrE /læd/NAmE / lad S2 W3 /læd/ noun [countable] British English 1old-fashioned informal a boy or young man → lass: a young lad Things were different when I was a lad. 2the lads spoken a group of male friends that a man works with or spends his free time with: a night out with the lads one of the lads (=a member of your group of friends) 3a bit of a lad spoken a man that people like even though he behaves rather badly: That Chris is a bit of a lad, isn’t he? 4lad culture informal the way in which some young men behave, involving typically male activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol, driving fast cars, and watching football – used to show disapproval 5(also stable lad) a boy or man who works with horses SYN stable boy → Jack the Lad THESAURUS man an adult male human: a young man | Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mount Everest. guy (also bloke/chap British English) informal a man: She’d arranged to meet a guy in the bar. | Alex is a really nice bloke. gentleman formal a man – used as a very polite way of talking about a man: an elderly gentleman | Please could you serve this gentleman? boy a young male person, usually a child or a teenager: a teenage boy lad old-fashioned informal a boy or young man: When I was a young lad, I wanted to join the army. youth a teenage boy or young man – used especially in news reports to show disapproval: Gangs of youths roam the streets. male formal a man – used especially by the police or in science and research contexts. The adjective male is much more common than the noun: We are investigating the death of an unidentified male. | The condition is usually found only in males. dude American English informal a man - a very informal use: You could tell there was something creepy going on with that dude. /noun  word origin  example bank 1 [countable] (old-fashioned or informal, BrE) a boy or young manThings have changed since I was a lad. He's a nice lad. Hurry up, lad. compare lass2 the lads [plural] (BrE, informal) a group of friends that a man works with or spends free time withto go to the pub with the lads3 [countable, usually singular] (BrE, informal) a lively young man, especially one who is very interested in women and having sex, drinks a lot of alcohol and enjoys sport |
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