Main Entry:

tad

Pronunciation:

\ˈtad\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode — more at toad

Date:

circa 1877

1: a small child ; especially : boy2: a small or insignificant amount or degree : bit <might give him some water and a tad to eat — C. T. Walker>

— a tad

: somewhat, rather <looked a tad bigger than me — Larry Hodgson>