lads

lads · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Plural of lad; boys or young men.

  2. 2.

    (British, informal) Male friends; a group of men.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    the lads — One's male friends.
  • •
    lads' holiday — A vacation taken by a group of male friends.
  • •
    out with the lads — Spending time with male friends.

Related words

Antonyms: girls, lasses
See also: boys, lad, lasses
Synonyms: boys, chaps, youngsters, youths

Etymology

Plural of lad, from Middle English ladde ("foot soldier, young man"), of uncertain origin.