lads
See also: läds
English edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lads
- plural of lad
- (Northern England, Geordie, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
- 1998, Tom Stoppard., The Real Inspector Hound:
- Me and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.
- 2000, Marie Jones., Stones In His Pockets:
- I loved saying lads . . . like I was a comrade . . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .
References edit
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, →ISBN
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
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lads n
Latgalian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ledús. Cognates include Latvian ledus and Lithuanian ledus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lads m (diminutive ledeņš)
Declension edit
Declension of lads (type 1 noun)
References edit
- M. Bukšs, J. Placinskis (1973) Latgaļu volūdas gramatika un pareizraksteibas vōrdneica, Latgaļu izdevnīceiba, page 371