different between lad vs callant
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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callant
English
Etymology
From Middle Dutch calant (Modern Dutch klant), from Picard kalant, from Old Northern French calant, from Old French chaloir (“to heat, to care about”).
Noun
callant (plural callants)
- (Scotland) lad, boy
Catalan
Verb
callant
- present participle of callar
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