lad

🇺🇸 /læd/ 🇬🇧 /læd/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford5000CEFR-C2
noun
C1

a boy or young man

That lad is my son.

R

a man's group of friends

He is a good lad in our group.

R

a young man who likes typical young men's activities

That lad enjoys sports and parties.

R

a person who works with horses

The lad takes care of the horses.

translation

n. a boy or young man; a man's group of friends; a young man who likes typical young men's activities; a person who works with horses

Word Forms

Plural lads