tad

The definition of a tad is a little amount of something, or a little boy.

(noun)

An example of a tad is how sleepy you are when you just start to get tired.

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See tad in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a little child, esp. a boy
  2. a small amount, degree, extent, etc.: often used with a and having adverbial force: a tad tired

Origin: prob. < tadpole

See tad in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
Informal
  1. A small boy.
  2. A small amount or degree; a bit.

Origin:

Origin: Perhaps short for tadpole

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