laddies
Wee male youths
Laddies is the plural of laddie, a Scottish and Irish term for a boy or young man.
The word carries warmth and familiarity: Come along, laddies.
Outside Scotland and Ireland, it appears mainly in dialect writing or affectionate imitation of Scottish speech.
Organized criminal group
- crewWorking team aboard
- squadSmall working group
- posseArmed group pursuing fugitives
- packGroup or compress
clique · bunch · buddies · chums · fellows · mates · peers · comrades
Extremely small
Male children
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- tykesSmall children, fondly
- schoolboysMale children in education
- juniorsLower-ranked members
sprouts · striplings · whippersnappers · nippers · little ones · small fry · youths · minors
Lighthearted playful movement
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
japes · jesting · merriment · skylarking · roughhousing · horseplay · tomfoolery · shenanigans
gang
Organized criminal group
pack · clique · bunch · buddies · chums · fellows · mates · peers · comrades · associates
wee
Extremely small
boys
Male children
- youngstersPeople not yet adult
- tykesSmall children, fondly
- schoolboysMale children in education
juniors · sprouts · striplings · whippersnappers · nippers · little ones · small fry · youths · minors · teenagers
frolic
Lighthearted playful movement
- anticsAbsurd, attention-seeking behavior
- pranksPlayful mischievous acts
- mischiefPlayful troublesome behavior
romp · japes · jesting · merriment · skylarking · roughhousing · horseplay · tomfoolery · shenanigans · hijinks