lad (lass)
1LAD — may refer to:*Lad, an informal reference to a boy or more generally male, especially in the Scottish diminutive form laddie (parallel to lassie girl ) [In Northern England, and particularly in the county of Lancashire, males of all ages jokingly… …
2lass — [13] Like its male counterpart lad, lass has an obscure past. The form lasce, recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries, suggests the possibility that it may originally have come from a Scandinavian adjective related to Old Swedish løsk ‘unmarried’ …
3lass — [13] Like its male counterpart lad, lass has an obscure past. The form lasce, recorded in the 13th and 14th centuries, suggests the possibility that it may originally have come from a Scandinavian adjective related to Old Swedish løsk ‘unmarried’ …
4Lass — (l[.a]s), n. [OE. lasse; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. llodes girl, fem. of llawd lad. [root]123. See {Lad} a youth.] A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart. [1913 Webster] …
5lad — W3S3 [læd] n BrE [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Perhaps from a Scandinavian language] 1.) old fashioned or informal a boy or young man →↑lass ▪ a young lad ▪ Things were different when I was a lad …
6Lad — (l[a^]d), n. [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir. lath. [root]123. Cf. {Lass}.] 1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. Cupid is a knavish lad. Shak. [1913 Webster] There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes. John… …
7Lad's love — Lad Lad (l[a^]d), n. [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir. lath. [root]123. Cf. {Lass}.] 1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. Cupid is a knavish lad. Shak. [1913 Webster] There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small… …
8lass — [læs] n also las|sie [ˈlæsi] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] a girl or young woman used especially in Scotland and the north of England →↑lad …
9soft-lad / lass — Noun. Affectionate expression for an inept or overly sentimental male/female …
10lad — noun (C) old fashioned or literary 1 a boy or young man: Things were different when I was a lad. 2 the lads BrE spoken a group of men you know and work with or spend your free time with: a night out with the lads | one of the lads (=a member of… …
