bal·lad (b?l??d)n.1. a. A narrative poem, often of folk origin and intended to be sung, consisting of simple stanzas and usually having a refrain.b. The music for such a poem.2. A popular song especially of a romantic or sentimental nature.[Middle English balade, poem or song in stanza form, from Old French ballade, from Old Provençal balada, song sung while dancing, from balar, to dance, from Late Latin ball?re, to dance; see ball2.]bal·lad?ic (b?-l?d??k, b?-) adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.ballad (?bæl?d) n1. (Music, other) a narrative song with a recurrent refrain2. (Poetry) a narrative poem in short stanzas of popular origin, originally sung to a repeated tune3. (Pop Music) a slow sentimental song, esp a pop song[C15: from Old French balade, from Old Provençal balada song accompanying a dance, from balar to dance, from Late Latin ball?re; see ball2]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014bal?lad (?bæl ?d) n. 1. a simple song; air. 2. a simple narrative poem, esp. of folk origin, composed in short stanzas and adapted for singing. 3. a slow romantic or sentimental popular song. [1350?1400; Middle English balade