Definition of "lads"

lads

/lædz/

noun
1. plural of lad
2. (Northern England, Tyneside, Ireland) A group of friends, regardless of gender. Often the lads.
  Quotations
  Me and the lads have had a meeting in the bar and decided it's first-class family entertainment.
  1998, Tom Stoppard., The Real Inspector Hound
  I loved saying lads . . like I was a comrade . . like I was one of them ... me and the lads . . alright lads, eh ... Italy, no problem .
  2000, Marie Jones., Stones In His Pockets