lad

See also ląd, ład, and ľad

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /læd/
• (New England) IPA: /lʌd/

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• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

lad (plural lads)

1. A boy or young man.
2. (UK) 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 notes

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

Related terms

• ladette
• laddie
• laddish
• lass
• lassie

Translations

a boy

Czech: chlapec (cs) m. Dutch: jongen (nl) m. Finnish: poika, poju (informal) French: garçon (fr) m. German: Junge (de) m., Knabe (de) m. Hungarian: legény (hu), srác (hu), kölyök (hu), fiú (hu), siheder (hu) Norwegian: ladd (no) m.

Portuguese: rapaz (pt) m. Romanian: please add this translation if you can Russian: парень (ru) (páren') m. Scottish Gaelic: gille (gd) m., balach (gd) m. Spanish: niño (es) m. Swedish: pojke (sv) c., gosse (sv) c., kille (sv) c., grabb (sv) c. Welsh: bachgen (cy) m.

familiar term of address for a man

Finnish: kaveri (fi) French: garçon (fr) m., gars (fr) m. German: Bursche (de) m. Hungarian: srác (hu), fiú (hu)

Scottish Gaelic: gille (gd) m. Spanish: chico (es) m., muchacho (es) m. Swedish: gosse (sv) c., grabb (sv) c.

a groom who works with horses

French: palefrenier (fr) m. German: Stallbursche (de) m.

Scottish Gaelic: òigear (gd) m.

References

• The New Geordie Dictionary, Frank Graham, 1987, ISBN 0946928118
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165
• Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893-4[1]
• Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [2]
• A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [3]
• A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ISBN 1904794165

External links

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

Anagrams

• ADL
• dal
• LDA

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Danish

Adjective

lad (neuter ladt, definite and plural lade)

1. languid, lazy, indolent

Noun

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

Inflection

    Inflection of lad

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative, dative and accusative	lad	ladet	lad	ladene
genitive	lads	ladets	lads	ladenes

Verb

lad

1. imperative of lade

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Lojban

Rafsi

lad

1. Rafsi of ladru.

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Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lɑːd/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

lād f.

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

Declension

    Declension of lad (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	lād	lāda, lāde
accusative	lāde	lāda, lāde
genitive	lāde	lāda
dative	lāde	lādum

Descendants

• English: load; lode

Etymology 2

Old English. Akin to Old Frisian lēde, lāde

Noun

lād f.

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

Declension

    Declension of lad (strong ō-stem)

	Singular	Plural
nominative	lād	lāda, lāde
accusative	lāde	lāda, lāde
genitive	lāde	lāda
dative	lāde	lādum

Derived terms

• lādian
• werlād

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Scots

Alternative forms

• laddie

Pronunciation

• IPA: /lad/, /lɑd/

Noun

lad (plural lads)

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