n. 25B6; noun (informal)
a young lad of eight : BOY, schoolboy, youth, youngster, juvenile, stripling; informal kid, nipper, whippersnapper; Scottish informal laddie; derogatory brat.
a hard-working lad : (YOUNG) MAN; informal guy, fellow, geezer; Brit. informal chap, bloke; N. Amer. informal dude, hombre; Austral./NZ informal digger.