Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Lad /(lăd)/ · IPA /læd/ p. p. n. 01 p. p. p. p. of Lead, to guide. 1. p. p. of Lead, to guide.obs. See: Lead 02 n. A boy; a youth; a stripling. 1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. “There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves and two small fishes.” — John vi. 9. 2. A companion; a comrade; a mate. Phrases & compounds Lad's love — See Boy's love, under Boy.