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laddie

[ lad-ee ]

noun

, Chiefly Scot.
  1. a young lad; boy.


laddie

/ ˈlædɪ /

noun

  1. a familiar term for a male, esp a young man; lad
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of laddie1

First recorded in 1540–50; lad + -ie
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Example Sentences

"I've been in camping off and on since I was a laddie," he said.

From BBC

Might, founded by the author Dave Eggers; Viva, where Wintour worked for a spell under Bob Guccione’s girlfriend; and Loaded, a laddie magazine out of England that blew young Dana Brown’s mind.

Tough to resist “When you come to my window, laddie / I’ll be singing.”

"It's just been a constant thing even since I was a wee laddie," he said.

From BBC

But one morning, Basil Stag Hare awakened and called across, “What ho! Well, bless me medals, if it ain’t young Matthias! How are you, laddie buck?”

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