Boy vs. Lad — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Boy and Lad
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Boy
A boy is a young male human. The term is usually used for a child or an adolescent.
Lad
A boy or young man.
Boy
A male child.
Lad
(Informal) A man of any age; a fellow.
Boy
A son
His youngest boy.
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Lad
A boy or young man.
Boy
Often Offensive A man, especially a young man.
Lad
(British) A Jack the lad; a boyo.
I think he reckons he's a bit of a lad.
Last night I was out drinking with the lads.
Boy
(Informal) A man socializing in a group of men
A night out with the boys.
Lad
A familiar term of address for a young man.
Come here, lad, and help me shift these boxes.
Boy
(Offensive) A male servant or employee.
Lad
A groom who works with horses.
Boy
Used to express mild astonishment, elation, or disgust
Oh boy—what a surprise!.
Lad
The penis.
Boy
A young male.
Kate is dating a boy named Jim.
Lad
A boy; a youth; a stripling.
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes.
Boy
(particularly) A male child or adolescent, as distinguished from infants or adults.
Lad
A companion; a comrade; a mate.
Boy
(diminutive) A son of any age.
Lad
A boy or man;
That chap is your host
There's a fellow at the door
He's a likable cuss
Boy
A male of any age, particularly one rather younger than the speaker.
Lad
A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
Boy
(obsolete) A male of low station, (especially as pejorative) a worthless male, a wretch; a mean and dishonest male, a knave.
Boy
A male servant, slave, assistant, or employee, particularly:
Boy
A younger such worker.
Boy
A non-white male servant regardless of age, particularly as a form of address.
Boy
(obsolete) A male camp follower.
Boy
Any non-white male, regardless of age.
Boy
A male animal, especially, in affectionate address, a male dog.
C'mere, boy! Good boy! Who's a good boy?
Are you getting a boy cat or a girl cat?
Boy
A former low rank of various armed services; a holder of this rank.
Boy
Heroin.
Boy
A male (tree, gene, etc).
Boy
Exclamation of surprise, pleasure or longing.
Boy, that was close!
Boy, that tastes good!
Boy, I wish I could go to Canada!
Boy
(transitive) To act as a boy in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
Boy
A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.
My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee.
Boy
In various countries, a male servant, laborer, or slave of a native or inferior race; also, any man of such a race; - considered derogatory by those so called, and now seldom used.
He reverted again and again to the labor difficulty, and spoke of importing boys from Capetown.
Boy
To act as a boy; - in allusion to the former practice of boys acting women's parts on the stage.
I shall seeSome squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness.
Boy
A youthful male person;
The baby was a boy
She made the boy brush his teeth every night
Most soldiers are only boys in uniform
Boy
A friendly informal reference to a grown man;
He likes to play golf with the boys
Boy
A male human offspring;
Their son became a famous judge
His boy is taller than he is
Boy
(ethnic slur) offensive term for Black man;
Get out of my way, boy
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