Lad

p. p.	1.	p. p. of Lead, to guide.
n.	1.	A boy; a youth; a stripling. There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes. - John vi. 9.
	2.	A companion; a comrade; a mate. Lad's love (Bot.) See Boy's love, under Boy.

Noun	1.	lad - a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss" Synonyms: chap, fella, fellow, gent, blighter, feller, cuss
	2.	lad - a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy) Synonyms: laddie, sonny, sonny boy, cub

bastard, bird, bub, bubba, buck, bud, buddy, bugger, cat, chap, character, colt, cub, duck, feller, fledgling, guy, hobbledehoy, jasper, joker, laddie, manchild, master, muchacho, pup, puppy, schoolboy, son, sonny, sonny boy, stripling, stud, tad, whelp, young man