Lad
Lad (lad) , past participle
Lad (lad) , noun
[Old English ladde, of Celtic origin; compare Welsh llawd, Ir. lath. r123. Compare Lass.]
1.
A boy; a youth; a stripling.
Cupid is a knavish lad.
There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes.
2.
A companion; a comrade; a mate.