Textual thesaurus for "lad"
(noun) sonny, sonny boy, laddie, cub
a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
(noun) chap, blighter, bloke, fella, feller, fellow, gent, cuss
a boy or man
that chap is your host; there's a fellow at the door; he's a likable cuss; he's a good bloke