What does "lad" mean?
Lad: A boy; a youth; a stripling. "Cupid is a knavish lad." Shak. There is a lad here, which hath fire barley loaves and two small fishes. John vi.
Additional senses
- 2.2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. Lad's love. (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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