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laddie

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laddie (noun)

laddie /ˈlædi/ noun

plural laddies

laddie

/ˈlædi/

noun

plural laddies

Britannica Dictionary definition of LADDIE

[count] chiefly Scotland, informal

: a young boy

a wee laddie

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— compare lassie

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