The word "lad" means a young man or a youth. In informal terms the noun can be used to refer to a man of any age or a fellow. The word "lad" is derived from the Middle English word "ladde".
The word lad can be defined as a young man and an antonym of a lad would be a man, but in some cases even a man may be referred to as a lad, especially when so addressed by an older person. Synonyms of lad include feller, fella, gent, cuss, blighter, fellow, chap, sonny, cub, sonny boy, laddie etc.
The word Lad can also refer to a number of other things including a sect of the Digambara Jains, a village in the state of Haryana in India and as an acronym as well.
The word lad can be defined as a young man and an antonym of a lad would be a man, but in some cases even a man may be referred to as a lad, especially when so addressed by an older person. Synonyms of lad include feller, fella, gent, cuss, blighter, fellow, chap, sonny, cub, sonny boy, laddie etc.
The word Lad can also refer to a number of other things including a sect of the Digambara Jains, a village in the state of Haryana in India and as an acronym as well.