tad

noun — 2 senses

tad

noun

/tæd/

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

1

Informal A small amount; a little bit.

  • Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
2

US, Dated, Slang A street boy; an urchin.

Derived terms
a tad

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