laddie

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/ˈlædi/

noun

A small boy.

Similar
cubladsonnysonny boy
OriginEnglish lad ← Middle English ladde →
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Meanings

nounladdie (plural laddies)

plural laddies · alternative laddy

  1. NorthumbriaScotlandA small boy.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)

Similar
cubladsonnysonny boy
Broader
male childboy
Also see
cubladsonnysonny boysonny jim

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishladde
  2. Englishlad
  3. Englishladdie

From lad + -ie.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 小伙子, 少年
  • 小伙子 (xiǎohuǒzi)small boy
  • 少年 (shàonián)small boy
German Bubi
  • Bubismall boy
Russian мальчуга́н, мальчи́шка
  • мальчуга́н (malʹčugán)small boy
  • мальчи́шка (malʹčíška)small boy
  • мальчо́нка (malʹčónka)small boy
Swedish grabb, pojk
  • grabbsmall boy
  • pojksmall boy
  • gossesmall boy

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with laddie

daddycaddyaddyMaddycaddiebaddiedesk caddygladdiehaddiehaddypladdysaddiezaddy
All rhymes →

Anagrams

ladieddaidleadeliddilead
Cite this entry
APA

laddie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laddie

MLA

“laddie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laddie. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “laddie,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/laddie.

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