Lad: alternatives and connections

A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad; hence, a son.

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Evil; wicked; bad.

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A quadruped of the genus Canis, esp. the domestic dog (C. familiaris).

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To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause the skin of to crack or become rough.

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A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.

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One who, or that which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine for felling trees.

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A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

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Gentle; noble; of gentle birth.

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A lad; a male sweetheart.

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.