English Explanatory Dictionary

tad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small amount; a little bit.
  2. A street boy; an urchin.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.
name
  1. Tadcaster.
verb
  1. simple past and past participle of TA
noun
  1. Initialism of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
  2. Initialism of transboundary animal disease.

Pronunciation

/tæd/ en-us-tad.ogg

Word forms

tad tads

Etymology

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

Synonyms

jot whit ace atom atomy aught bissel bit crumb glimpse dab damn dash diddly glint dot spatter drop dusting fleck glimmer hint flip flyspeck grain halfpennyworth inch iota lick mite modicum molecule morceau morsel mote ooch ounce particle pennyworth piece pinch relish scantling semblance scent scintilla scooch scrap scruple shred skerrick skoosh skosh sliver smattering smidge smidgen smidget smidgy smitch

Derived words

a tad
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