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Added 4 October 2026

tad

/tæd/ symbol

First recorded: 1915 Wiktionary

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ISO 639-3 language code for Tause.

noun

A small amount; a little bit.
Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?
A street boy; an urchin.

Origin

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

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