lads

NOUN

young man

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fellow schoolboy youngster

STRONG

boy buddy child guy half-pint juvenile kid runt son stripling youth

Antonyms

STRONG

adult girl

WEAK

man

Example Sentences

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"It soon stopped when some lads were going down in the middle of the night and throwing all the towels into the pool."

From BBC • May 10, 2026

I was speaking to the lads earlier, before this interview.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

"He didn't even really spend a lot of money and it was just a good set of lads, good characters who managed to all grow together."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Chambers said: "The lads that started will be looking at the manager and saying 'we produced the goods tonight, can we get another opportunity at the weekend?'"

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

The lads he was instructing ranged in age from eight to twenty.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin