laochan

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

laoch (“hero”) +‎ -an

Noun

laochan m (genitive singular laochain, plural laochain)

1. diminutive of laoch
2. boy, lad

Usage notes

• Used especially in the vocative when addressing a young boy, in a sense similar to American English champ:

  Ciamar a tha thu an-diugh, a laochain?

  How are you today, lad?

Synonyms

• balach
• gille