Lad \Lad\ (l[a^]d), obs.
   p. p. of Lead, to guide. --Chaucer.
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	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.
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            There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves
            and two small fishes.                 --John vi. 9.
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   2. A companion; a comrade; a mate.
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   Lad's love. (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.
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	lad
    n 1: a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow
         at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
         [syn: chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent,
         blighter, cuss, bloke]
    2: a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) [syn:
       cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy]

	

	38 Moby Thesaurus words for "lad":
   bastard, bird, boy, bub, bubba, buck, bud, buddy, bugger, cat,
   chap, character, colt, cub, duck, feller, fellow, fledgling, guy,
   hobbledehoy, jasper, joker, laddie, manchild, master, muchacho,
   pup, puppy, schoolboy, son, sonny, sonny boy, stripling, stud, tad,
   whelp, young man, youth