English Dictionary: lad | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for lad | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lad \Lad\, obs. p. p. of {Lead}, to guide. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lad \Lad\, n. [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir. lath. [root]123. Cf. {Lass}.] 1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. [bd]Cupid is a knavish lad.[b8] --Shak. There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes. --John vi. 9. 2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. {Lad's love}. (Bot.) See {Boy's love}, under {Boy}. |