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tad
[tad]
–noun Informal.
| 1. | a small child, esp. a boy. |
| 2. | a very small amount or degree; bit: Please shift your chair a tad to the right. The frosting could use a tad more vanilla. |
Origin:
1875–80, Americanism, for def. 1; 1935–40, Americanism, for def. 2; perh. shortening of tadpole
1875–80, Americanism, for def. 1; 1935–40, Americanism, for def. 2; perh. shortening of tadpole

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tad
1877, "young or small child," probably a shortened form of tadpole. The extended meaning "small amount" is first recorded 1915.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Language Translation for : tad
Spanish:
entonces, en ese, *aquel momento,
German:
damals,dann,
Japanese:
その時
TAD abbr.
transient acantholytic dermatosis
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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