Definition of "lad" []

• A young man; a youth. (noun)
• Informal A man of any age; a fellow. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If the lad is anything like his father, he'll grow to a man you can be proud of."
• "However my lad is a currently serving bobby who joined just after I left and just talking to him always reflects the attitudes in the comments on this blog."
• "Special Brew (what our pictured lad is drinking) is to UK alcoholics what Thunderbird/Mad Dog is to US drinkers."