tad

noun

ˈtad How to pronounce tad (audio)
Definition of tadnext
1
as in bit
a very small amount there's more than just a tad of hyperbole in the critics' praise for the promising young pianist

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2
as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood grandfather never tires of telling us about the days when he was just a tad

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Recent Examples of tad This model also comes with a 250-W mid-drive motor capable of 100 Nm of torque, which should make a full 441-lb load a tad easier to roll with. — Paul Ridden june 23, New Atlas, 23 June 2026 Blue Apron's meals seem a tad simpler by comparison, but there's a good reason for that. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 23 June 2026 Ahead of the match, Argentina fans were a tad milder than the fans of Japan, the Netherlands and England who filled AT&T Stadium in previous matches. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026 Women are also welcome, of course … but sense seems to be a tad more common on that end of the things. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tad
  1. bit
  2. boy
  3. little
  4. kid
  5. sprinkling
  6. teenager
  7. glimmer
  8. lad
Noun
  • Tomalak did a little bit of everything, fueling the offense as her team’s multidimensional quarterback and patrolling the secondary as a ball-hawking safety.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Cutie from Saie is one of my favorites for a little bit of a deeper antiblush.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of bit
Noun
  • Linda Sanchez is the mother of the first-grade boy who hid under the table with his teacher.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The film ends in 1997 with a young African boy fleeing persecution into the same theater, drawing a parallel between past and present.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of boy
Noun
  • Your daring teen will love the waterslides and surf simulator, and your littles will enjoy the splash pads.
    — Alesa Andrew, Parents, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Miami is about a two-hour drive from Jupiter, where Haydon has four littles to keep her company — Donald III, 17; Tristan, 14; Spencer, 13; and Chloe, 12.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of little
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  • Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Special teams had had a sprinkling of errors — like the game-opening 81-yard kickoff return Miami allowed — hindered that unit’s performance each week.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • As ever, the lineup is a mix of new features from Asia’s best auteurs, a sprinkling of Hollywood movies and projects from up-and-coming filmmakers.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of sprinkling
Noun
  • Kendall teaches children and teenagers to break down anxiety-provoking situations, such as finding friends to sit with in the cafeteria or asking someone for a date, into smaller steps and planning what to do if something goes wrong.
    — Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Gilligan was 15 when he was diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, which is rare for teenagers but with a higher recovery rate.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of teenager
Noun
  • Curt Cignetti has not just provided a championship mindset for the passionate fans that were sitting through days of blowouts and small glimmers of hope in past years.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Still, Crow—the ever-optimist, as her body of work proves—clings on to the glimmers of hope from leaders of the world who do show us the best parts of humanity.
    — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of glimmer
Noun
  • How do two middle-class lads in ratty threads, who might very well have both been played by Robert Pattinson, fast-track an appointment with Jesus?
    — Gabriel Szatan, Pitchfork, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Marcus, however, showed a lot of grit and guts for a lad who was not expected to triumph.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
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