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Meanings of lad in English

Portuguese
homem
Spanish
tipo

A boy or man.

      homem
      Portuguese
      menino
      Catalan
      xaval
      Spanish
      chaval

      A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

            menino
            Usage of lad in English
            1
            The bell rang; it was the messenger lad in need of light.
            The President: A Novel
            2
            A bright lad, eager to learn and not afraid to ask questions.
            In the King's name
            3
            There was something fine in the grave, courteous certainty of the lad.
            A Romany of the Snows, vol. 2 / Being a Continuation of the Pers...
            4
            He's a good lad, he's got a good relationship with the chairman.
            The Guardian
            5
            The lad was in the infantry and going straight into the trenches.
            The Soul of a Bishop
            6
            The lad crawled close in the darkness and listened to the conversation.
            Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 10 / Little J...
            7
            Shortly after the lad heard the big cowman break out in song:
            The Pony Rider Boys in Texas; Or, The Veiled Riddle of the Plain...
            8
            The lad and his mother spent the night in their old home.
            Tales of Giants from Brazil
            9
            The dancing lights had become a continuous flare; the lad moaned steadily.
            The Devolutionist and the Emancipatrix
            10
            Erlendur said, feeling he ought to try to cheer the lad up.
            Arctic chill
            11
            The lad said only that the Lady Elle wanted to see us.
            Winter door
            12
            The lad wanted it desperately, yet I fear he was not ready.
            A Game of Thrones
            13
            Then she came to a lad whose work appeared to defy description.
            The new yorker
            14
            You would think that the dear lad's condition would soften anyone's heart.
            Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
            15
            The merchant smiled in a way that struck the lad as peculiar.
            Tiger and Tom and Other Stories for Boys
            16
            Small things showed the ability that was in the raw country lad.
            Historic Boyhoods
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