lad
noun
[ lad ]
• a boy or young man (often as a form of address).
• "come in, lad, and shut the door"
Similar:
boy,
schoolboy,
youth,
youngster,
juvenile,
stripling,
young fellow,
junior,
whippersnapper,
kid,
nipper,
shaver,
laddie,
brat,
urchin,
• a stable worker (regardless of age or sex).
• "it's great for the lads that the horse has won the National"
Origin:
Middle English: of unknown origin.
