noun
1 informal a boy or young man (often as a form of address):
come in, lad, and shut the door
she wouldn’t let him go out with the lads any morea furious row ensued between the referee and our lads
Tony was a bit of a lad—always had an eye for the women
2 British a stable worker (regardless of age or sex):
it’s great for the lads that the horse has won the National

