tard

See also: t-ard, 'tard, -tard, tárd, and tar'd

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Aphetic form of retard.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
  • Homophone: tarred

Noun

tard (plural tards) (slang, derogatory, offensive)

  1. A person with mental retardation.
  2. A person who acts stupidly.

Usage notes

  • See the usage notes about retard.

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan tart, from Latin tardē.

Pronunciation

Adverb

tard

  1. late

References

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.

Pronunciation

  • (France) IPA(key): /taʁ/
    • Audio:(file)
  • (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): /tɑːʁ/
  • (Quebec, Gaspésie, informal) IPA(key): /tɑɔ̯ʁ̥/
    • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʁ

Adverb

tard

  1. late
    Antonym: tôt
    • 2018, Zaz, Plume:
      Je ne pense qu'à aujourd'hui. C'est trop tard pour hier.
      I'm thinking only of today. It's too late for yesterday.

Derived terms

Further reading

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tardi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtart/

Adverb

tard

  1. late
    Antonym: bikri

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.

Adverb

tard

  1. (Guernsey) late

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan tard, from Latin tarde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tart]
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

tard

  1. late
    un pau pus tarda bit later