Lad

EnglishModificar

EtymologyModificar

Middle English ladde (“‘foot soldier, servant’”). Possibly cognate with Dutch lid (“‘member’”).

PronunciationModificar

• IPA: /læd/

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• Rhymes: -æd

NounModificar

1. (British) A boy or young man.
2. (British) A jack the lad; a boyo.

   I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.

3. A familiar term of address for a young man.
4. A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad).

Usage notesModificar

Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem, Scouse and Northumbrian.

Related termsModificar

• ladette
• laddie
• laddish
• lass
• lassie

TranslationsModificar

ReferencesModificar

• Patrono:R:New Geordie Dictionary 1987
• Patrono:R:Northeast Dialect 2005
• Patrono:R:Northumberland 1880
• Patrono:R:Dobson & Irwin Newcastle 1970
• Patrono:R:Palgrave
• Patrono:R:Northeast Dialect 2005

External linksModificar

• lad at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary

AnagramsModificar

• ADL,
• dal
• LDA

DanishModificar

AdjectiveModificar

Lad (neuter ladt, definite and plural lade)

1. languid, lazy, indolent

NounModificar

Lad n. (singular definite Ladet, plural indefinite Lad)

1. bed (platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled), eg. truckbed

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VerbModificar

Lad

1. Imperative of lade.

Old EnglishModificar

Etymology 1Modificar

Proto-Germanic *laiđā. Cognate with Old High German leita (German Leite), Old Norse leið.

PronunciationModificar

• IPA: /lɑːd/

NounModificar

lād f.

1. way, course
2. passage, watercourse, lode
3. carrying, bringing
4. provision, sustenance

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DescendantsModificar

• English: load/lode

Etymology 2Modificar

Old English. Akin to Patrono:Ofs lēde, lāde

PronunciationModificar

NounModificar

lād f.

1. exculpation, clearing of guilt or accusation, purgation
2. defense against a charge, excuse

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Derived termsModificar

• lādian
• werlād

ScotsModificar

Alternative formsModificar

• laddie

PronunciationModificar

• IPA: /lad/, /lɑd/

NounModificar

1. lad
2. son
3. menial
4. male sweetheart

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