diff --git a/adonis-typings/model.ts b/adonis-typings/model.ts
index 860ec477..07fb9147 100644
--- a/adonis-typings/model.ts
+++ b/adonis-typings/model.ts
@@ -519,6 +519,7 @@ declare module '@ioc:Adonis/Lucid/Model' {
 		save(): Promise<this>
 		delete(): Promise<void>
 		refresh(): Promise<this>
+		load: LucidRowPreload<this>
 		preload: LucidRowPreload<this>
 
 		/**
diff --git a/npm-audit.html b/npm-audit.html
index 1f6a48f6..1b4245ad 100644
--- a/npm-audit.html
+++ b/npm-audit.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ <h5 class="card-title">
                 <div class="card">
                     <div class="card-body">
                         <h5 class="card-title">
-                            November 30th 2020, 10:48:01 am
+                            November 30th 2020, 10:49:40 am
                         </h5>
                         <p class="card-text">Last updated</p>
                     </div>
diff --git a/src/Orm/BaseModel/index.ts b/src/Orm/BaseModel/index.ts
index 9b7f4d44..155b3ce1 100644
--- a/src/Orm/BaseModel/index.ts
+++ b/src/Orm/BaseModel/index.ts
@@ -1610,6 +1610,13 @@ export class BaseModel implements LucidRow {
 		return this
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * A more expressive alias for "this.preload"
+	 */
+	public async load(relationName: any, callback?: any) {
+		return this.preload(relationName, callback)
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Preloads one or more relationships for the current model
 	 */