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Antonyms for lads

Grammar : Noun
Spell : lad
Phonetic Transcription : læd

Definition of lads

Origin :
  • c.1300, ladde "foot soldier," also "young male servant" (attested as a surname from late 12c.), possibly from a Scandinavian language (cf. Norwegian -ladd, in compounds for "young man"), but of obscure origin in any case. OED hazards a guess on Middle English ladde, plural of the past participle of lead (v.), thus "one who is led" (by a lord). Liberman derives it from Old Norse ladd "hose; woolen stocking." "The development must have been from 'stocking,' 'foolish youth' to 'youngster of inferior status' and (with an ameliorated meaning) to 'young fellow.'" He adds, "Words for socks, stockings, and shoes seem to have been current as terms of abuse for and nicknames of fools." Meaning "boy, youth, young man" is from mid-15c. Scottish form laddie, a term of endearment, attested from 1540s.
  • noun young man
Example sentences :
  • "Aye, lads, it was that," said a deep voice from behind Alleyne's shoulder.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • It is for me to fill your cups again, since you have drained them to my dear lads of the white jerkin.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Lads of Zuñi took my egg and hatched it under a turkey hen, at the Ant Hill.
  • Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
  • Never seed nothin' like that afore—no, lads, not in all my life.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • The commodore commended us, and called out, "that is quick work, my lads!"
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • Nothing could equal the good behaviour of these lads, or their interest in everything.
  • Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
  • As for the two lads, I could not get as far as the cabin in which they had been put.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • He passed among the lads of his own age, and encouraged them.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • Colonel Winchester rejoiced no less than the lads over the sergeant's escape.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • He reached the three lads, and looked down at them with a sort of pity.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

Synonyms for lads

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