{
    "term": "lad",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a boy or young man",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned or informal)",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Things have changed since I was a lad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a nice lad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Hurry up, lad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They're a nice bunch of lads."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He's a strapping lad—already bigger than his father."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Life stages"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["little", "young", "big"],
                "… of lads": ["bunch", "group"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a group of friends that a man works with or spends free time with",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to have a night out with the lads"
                },
                {
                    "text": "I tried to fit in and be **one of the lads**."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a young man who enjoys a lot of things thought to be typical of young men, such as drinking alcohol, sex and sport",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Tony was **a bit of a lad**—always had an eye for the women."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "a person who works in a stable",
            "labels": "(British English)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/læd/",
                "audio": "la/lad/lad__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/læd/",
                "audio": "la/lad/lad__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: of unknown origin."
}