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.

   Synonyms: jot, whit; see also Thesaurus:modicum

   Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?

2. (US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin.

   Synonyms: gamin, gurrier, guttersnipe, street child, street urchin

• a tad

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

From Middle Breton tat, 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

g=m

• Hyphenation: tad

tad

1. the cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)

Comparable to Lithuanian tada, which is ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

tad

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

From Old English tāda, abbreviation of tādige.

tad

1. toad

From Sanskrit तद् (tad).

tad

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

tad

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

Comparable to Lithuanian tada (“then”), which is ultimately from Proto-Balto-Slavic *tas (“that”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /tâd/

tȁd (Cyrillic spelling та̏д)

1. then, at that time

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

• IPA^(key): /taːd/
• Rhymes: -aːd

tad m (plural tadau)

1. father

• tad bedydd (“godfather”)
• tadol (“paternal”, adjective)