tad
See also: Appendix:Variations of "tad"
English edit
Etymology edit
1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tad (plural tads)
- (informal) A small amount; a little bit.
- Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
- (US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin.
Synonyms edit
- See also Thesaurus:modicum.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
a little bit
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Anagrams edit
Breton edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tad m (plural tadoù)
Inflection edit
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Mutation of tad
Derived terms edit
Cebuano edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: tad
Noun edit
tad
- the cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)
Latvian edit
Adverb edit
tad
Middle English edit
Noun edit
tad
Pali edit
Alternative forms edit
Alternative forms
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
tad
- (demonstrative) neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (“that”)
Pronoun edit
tad
- neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (“it”)
Serbo-Croatian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
tȁd (Cyrillic spelling та̏д)
- then, at that time
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
tad m (plural tadau)
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
- tad bedydd (“godfather”)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
tad | dad | nhad | thad |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |