laddie, laddy

[English lad; dim in. suff, -ie, -y.] A diminutive of lad. "His leg was so tight and his cheek was so ruddy, Transported I was with my sodger laddie ." Burns: Jolly Beggars. lāde, v. t. . [The same word as LOAD, v. (q. v.) A. S. hladan to heap together, to load, to ladet.] A. Transitive: IMG:content-0314.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-0315.png:[blocks in formation] lād-iěş, s. pl. [LADY.] 1. Ord. Lang.: The plural of lady (q.v.). 2. Slating: A size of slates, 15×18 inches.