Toad Definition

tōd
toads
noun
toads
Any of several families of tailless, leaping anuran amphibians (esp. family Bufonidae) with a rough, warty skin: normally they eat insects and live on moist land but when breeding they live in water.
Webster's New World
A horned lizard.
American Heritage
A person regarded as loathsome, contemptible, etc.
Webster's New World
A very unpleasant man.
Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Toad

Noun

Singular:
toad
Plural:
toads

Origin of Toad

  • From Old English tāda, a shortening of tādiġe, of unknown origin.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English tadde, tode from Old English tādige

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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