tad

1877, ‘young or small child’, probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning ‘small amount’ is first recorded 1915.

• IPA^(key): /tæd/

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• Rhymes: -æd

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.

• See also Thesaurus:modicum.

• ADT, D. A. T., D.A.T., DAT, DTA, TDA, dat, dat.

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːt/

tad m (plural tadoù)

1. father

   ma zad ― my father

   da dad ― your father

• Hyphenation: tad

tad

1. the cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)

tad

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

tad

1. toad

tad

1. (demonstrative) neuter nominative and accusative singular of ta (“that”)

tad

1. neuter nominative and accusative singular of ta (“it”)

• IPA^(key): /tâd/

tȁd (Cyrillic spelling та̏д)

1. then, at that time

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

• IPA^(key): /taːd/

tad m (plural tadau)

1. father

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