Lad (lăd),
n. [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W. llawd, Ir. lath. √123. Cf. Lass.]
1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. "Cupid is a knavish
lad." Shak.
There is a lad here, which hath five 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.
Lad (lăd), obs.
p. p. of Lead, to guide. Chaucer.
Hear it pronounced