Laddie
/ˈlædi/noun
A Scottish term for a boy or young man.
Did you know?“Laddie” is the Scots diminutive of “lad,” and the deeper history of “lad” is murky enough that scholars still debate whether it came from a lost Celtic source or an old social term for a boy/young man.
Etymological Timeline
Old Norse? / Early Scots
Scots
laddie
“a little lad; a boy or young man”
Middle English
English
lad
“a boy, youth, or male servant”
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lad
“origin uncertain; probably a native or regional word of uncertain prehistory”
Modern English
English
laddie
“a Scottish or dialect word for a boy or young man”