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- [tad]
- /tæd/
- /ˈtæd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tad]
- /tæd/
Definitions of tad word
- noun tad a male given name, form of Thaddeus or Theodore. 1
- noun tad small amount 1
- noun tad a small boy; lad 0
- noun tad a small bit or piece 0
- noun tad a little child, esp. a boy 0
- noun tad a small amount, degree, extent, etc. 0
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Origin of tad
First appearance:
before 1875 One of the 25% newest English words
1875-80, Americanism, for def 1; 1935-40, Americanism, for def 2; perhaps shortening of tadpole
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Parts of speech for Tad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
tad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tad
noun tad
- bambino — a young child, esp an Italian one
- bundle of joy — (Idiomatic) A newborn baby.
- buttercup — A buttercup is a small plant with bright yellow flowers.
- crawler — A crawler is a computer program that visits websites and collects information when you do an Internet search.
- dumpling — a rounded mass of steamed and seasoned dough, often served in soup or with stewed meat.
Antonyms for tad
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