noun
Meaning 1
A small boy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Northumbria, Scotland
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
laddie
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈlædi/
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rhymes with -ædi
noun
Meaning 2
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cub, lad, sonny, sonny boy
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: male child, boy
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Middle English ladde English lad English -ie English laddie From lad + -ie.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi) — small boy
- Chinese Mandarin: 少年 (shàonián) — small boy
- German: Bubi — small boy
- Russian: мальчуга́н (malʹčugán) — small boy
- Russian: мальчи́шка (malʹčíška) — small boy
- Russian: мальчо́нка (malʹčónka) — small boy
- Swedish: grabb — small boy
- Swedish: pojk — small boy
- Swedish: gosse — small boy