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laddie

[ lad-ee ]

noun

Chiefly Scot.
  1. a young lad; boy.


laddie

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. a familiar term for a male, esp a young man; lad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laddie1

First recorded in 1540–50; lad + -ie
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Example Sentences

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"I've been in camping off and on since I was a laddie," he said.

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Might, founded by the author Dave Eggers; Viva, where Wintour worked for a spell under Bob Guccione’s girlfriend; and Loaded, a laddie magazine out of England that blew young Dana Brown’s mind.

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Tough to resist “When you come to my window, laddie / I’ll be singing.”

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"It's just been a constant thing even since I was a wee laddie," he said.

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But one morning, Basil Stag Hare awakened and called across, “ ho! Well, bless me medals, if it ain’t young Matthias! How are you, laddie buck?”

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