different between thaddeus vs tad

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tæd/
• Rhymes: -æd

Noun

tad (plural tads)

1. (informal) A small amount; a little bit.

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

2. (US, slang, dated) A street boy; an urchin.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:modicum.

Translations

Anagrams

• .dat, ADT, ATD, D. A. T., D.A.T., DAT, DTA, TDA, dat, dat.

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??t/

Noun

tad m (plural tadoù)

1. father

Inflection

Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tad

Noun

tad

1. the cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)

Latvian

Adverb

tad

1. then
2. at that time
3. after that
4. afterwards

Middle English

Noun

tad

1. toad

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (tad).

Adjective

tad

1. (demonstrative) neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (“that”)

Pronoun

tad

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta (“it”)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tâd/

Adverb

t?d (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. then, at that time

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tad, from Proto-Celtic *tatos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ta?d/

Noun

tad m (plural tadau)

1. father

Coordinate terms

• mab (“son”)
• mam (“mother”)
• merch (“daughter”)

Mutation