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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. |
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