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

  • IPA(key): /tæd/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -æd

Noun edit

tad (plural tads)

  1. (informal) A small amount; a little bit.
    Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
  2. (US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin.

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Breton edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tad m (plural tadoù)

  1. father
    ma zadmy father
    da dadyour father

Inflection edit

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Cebuano edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: tad

Noun edit

tad

  1. the cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)

Latvian edit

Adverb edit

tad

  1. then
  2. at that time
  3. after that
  4. afterwards

Middle English edit

Noun edit

tad

  1. toad

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit तद् (tad).

Adjective edit

tad

  1. (demonstrative) neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (that)

Pronoun edit

tad

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (it)

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

tȁd (Cyrillic spelling та̏д)

  1. then, at that time

Welsh edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

tad m (plural tadau)

  1. father

Coordinate terms edit

  • mab (son)
  • mam (mother)
  • merch (daughter)

Derived terms edit

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
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.