tad
1 Americannoun
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a small child, especially a boy.
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a very small amount or degree; bit.
Please shift your chair a tad to the right. The frosting could use a tad more vanilla.
noun
noun
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a small boy; lad
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a small bit or piece
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a little; rather
she may be a tad short but she got a top modelling job
Etymology
Origin of tad
1875–80, tad for def. 1; 1935–40, tad for def. 2; perhaps shortening of tadpole
Example Sentences
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Elsewhere, the headline numbers were a tad disappointing with small misses in its P&C and L&H businesses and net income that was 1% worse than expected, they add.
Lee Knight’s “A Friend of Dorothy” may be a tad on the nose about the cultural and emotional impact of a lonely London widow on a closeted teenaged boy.
From Los Angeles Times
While the promise of that gangbusters opening sequence goes a tad unfulfilled, “Killing” has two strong twists and plenty of reasons to enjoy the romp.
From Los Angeles Times
“Is it a tad on the sweet side?”
From Literature
Today it’s around 10, which makes gold a tad expensive compared with stocks.
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