cub, lad, laddie, sonny, sonny boy
(noun) a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
LAD
(anatomy, medicine) Abbreviation of left anterior descending artery.
• ADL, DAL, DLA, Dal, LDA, dal
lad (plural lads)
(British) A boy or young man.
Coordinate term: lass
(British) A Jack the lad; a boyo.
Coordinate term: ladette
A familiar term of address for a young man.
A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad).
(Ireland, colloquial) The penis.
Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem, Scouse and Northumbrian.
• ADL, DAL, DLA, Dal, LDA, dal
Source: Wiktionary
Lad, obs. p. p.
Definition: of Lead, to guide Chaucer.
Lad, n. Etym: [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. , Ir. lath. (. Cf. Lass.]
1. 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. 9.
2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. Lad's love. (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2024
(adjective) of an electrical system that uses or generates two or more alternating voltages of the same frequency but differing in phase angle
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
