different between fellow vs lad
fellow
English
Etymology
From Middle English felowe, felawe, felage, from Old Norse félagi (“fellow, companion, associate, shareholder, colleague”), from félag (“partnership”, literally “a laying together of property”), from the Germanic bases of two words represented in English by fee and law. Cognate with Scots falow, fallow, follow (“associate, comrade, companion”), Danish fælle (“companion”), Norwegian felle (“companion”), Faroese felagi (“member, partner”), Icelandic félagi (“comrade, mate”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?f?l??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?f?lo?/
- (informal, nonstandard) IPA(key): /?f?l?/
- Rhymes: -?l??
- Hyphenation: fel?low
Noun
fellow (plural fellows)
- (obsolete) A colleague or partner.
- (archaic) A companion; a comrade.
- 1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume IV
- That enormous engine was flanked by two fellows almost of equal magnitude.
- Carried somehow, somewhither, for some reason, on these surging floods, were these travelers, of errand not wholly obvious to their fellows, yet of such sort as to call into query alike the nature of their errand and their own relations.
- 1788, Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume IV
- A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.
- An equal in power, rank, character, etc.
- One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.
- When they be but heifers of one year, […] they are let goe to the fellow and breed.
- (attributive) A person with common characteristics, being of the same kind, or in the same group.
- 1888, James Francis Hogan, The Irish in Australia
- writing a history of my fellow-countrymen in Australasia
- 1888, James Francis Hogan, The Irish in Australia
- (colloquial) A male person; a man.
- (rare) A person; an individual, male or female.
- She seemed to be a good sort of fellow.
- (Britain slang, obsolete) Synonym of schoolmate: a student at the same school.
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- Adrian thought it worth while to try out his new slang. ‘I say, you fellows, here's a rum go. Old Biffo was jolly odd this morning. He gave me a lot of pi-jaw about slacking and then invited me to tea. No rotting! He did really.’
- 1991, Stephen Fry, The Liar, p. 37:
- A rank or title in the professional world, usually given as "Fellow".
- In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.
- In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.
- A member of a literary or scientific society
- a Fellow of the Royal Society
- The most senior rank or title one can achieve on a technical career in certain companies (though some Fellows also hold business titles such as Vice President or Chief Technology Officer). This is typically found in large corporations in research and development-intensive industries (IBM or Sun Microsystems in information technology, and Boston Scientific in Medical Devices for example). They appoint a small number of senior scientists and engineers as Fellows.
- In the US and Canada, a physician who is undergoing a supervised, sub-specialty medical training (fellowship) after completing a specialty training program (residency).
- (Aboriginal English) Used as a general intensifier
- 1991, Jimmy Chi, Bran Nue Dae, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 137:
- This fella song all about the Aboriginal people, coloured people, black people longa Australia.
- 1991, Jimmy Chi, Bran Nue Dae, in Heiss & Minter, Macquarie PEN Anthology of Aboriginal Literature, Allen & Unwin 2008, p. 137:
Usage notes
In North America, fellow is less likely to be used for a man in general in comparison to other words that have the same purpose. Nevertheless, it is still used by some. In addition, it has a good bit of use as an academic or medical title or membership.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:associate
- See also Thesaurus:man
Translations
Derived terms
Verb
fellow (third-person singular simple present fellows, present participle fellowing, simple past and past participle fellowed)
- To suit with; to pair with; to match.
References
- “fellow”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
Anagrams
- elf owl
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lad
English
Etymology
From Middle English ladde (“foot soldier, servant; male commoner; boy”), probably of North Germanic origin, possibly from Old Norse ladd (“hose, woolen stocking; sock”), undergoing semantic shift to mean a foolish youth, youngster of lower social status; thence by connotative amelioration coming to mean any young fellow.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /læd/
- (unstressed, sometimes) (rare) IPA(key): /l?d/
- Rhymes: -æd
Noun
lad (plural lads)
- (Britain) A boy or young man.
- Coordinate term: lass
- (Britain) A Jack the lad; a boyo.
- Coordinate term: ladette
- A familiar term of address for a young man.
- A groom who works with horses (also called stable-lad).
- Synonym: stable boy
- (Ireland, colloquial) The penis.
Usage notes
Prevalent in Northern English dialects such as Geordie, Mackem, Scouse and Northumbrian.
Derived terms
- ladhood
- signal lad
Related terms
Translations
References
- Frank Graham (1987) The New Geordie Dictionary, ?ISBN
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
- Northumberland Words, English Dialect Society, R. Oliver Heslop, 1893–4
- Newcastle 1970s, Scott Dobson and Dick Irwin, [1]
- A List of words and phrases in everyday use by the natives of Hetton-le-Hole in the County of Durham, F.M.T.Palgrave, English Dialect Society vol.74, 1896, [2]
- A Dictionary of North East Dialect, Bill Griffiths, 2005, Northumbria University Press, ?ISBN
Further reading
- lad at The Septic's Companion: A British Slang Dictionary
- lad in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “lad”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- ADL, DAL, DLA, Dal, LDA, dal
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?lat]
Noun
lad
- genitive plural of lado
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse hlað (“heap, stack”)
Adjective
lad
- languid, lazy, indolent
Inflection
Noun
lad n (singular definite ladet, plural indefinite lad)
- bed (platform of a truck, trailer, railcar, or other vehicle that supports the load to be hauled), eg. truckbed
Inflection
Verb
lad
- imperative of lade
German
Verb
lad
- singular imperative of laden
Middle English
Noun
lad
- Alternative form of ladde
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
lad
- imperative of lade
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l??d/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Germanic *laid?. Cognate with Old High German leita (German Leite), Old Norse leið. Akin to l?þan (“to go, travel, fare”).
Noun
l?d f
- way, course
- passage, watercourse, lode
- carrying, bringing, leading
- provision, sustenance
Declension
Descendants
- English: load; lode
Etymology 2
Akin to Old Frisian l?de, l?de.
Noun
l?d f
- excuse
- exoneration, exculpation
Declension
Derived terms
- l?dian
- werl?d
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lat/
Noun
lad f
- genitive plural of lada
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Sutsilvan) lo
Etymology
From Latin l?tus.
Adjective
lad m (feminine singular lada, masculine plural lads, feminine plural ladas)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) wide, broad
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) lartg
- (Puter, Vallader) larg
Scots
Alternative forms
- laddie - most common usage
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *laid?. Cognate with Old High German leita (German Leite), Old Norse leið. Akin to l?þan (“to go, travel, fare”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lad/, /l?d/
Noun
lad (plural lads)
- lad
- son
- menial
- male sweetheart
Volapük
Noun
lad (nominative plural lads)
- heart
Declension
Derived terms
- ladik
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