chap vs lad

chap and lad both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chap	Yes	No	Yes	No
lad	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chap and lad are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of chap include blighter, bloke, cuss, fella, feller, fellow, gent.

chap (noun)	lad (noun)
(usually in the plural) leather leggings without a seat; joined by a belt; often have flared outer flaps; worn over trousers by cowboys to protect their legs	a male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
a crack in a lip caused usually by cold	a boy or man
a boy or man
a long narrow depression in a surface

chap (verb)	lad (verb)
crack due to dehydration