Tad
/tæd/noun
A small amount or a little bit.
Did you know?‘Tad’ began as a pet form of the male name Thaddeus, then shifted in American English to mean “a little bit,” a classic example of a personal name turning into everyday speech.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
Thaddaios
“A Greek form of the Aramaic name Thaddai, used as a personal name”
Latin
Latin
Thaddaeus
“A Latinized male name, associated with the apostle Jude Thaddeus”
Middle English
English
Tadde
“A pet form of the name Thaddeus”
19th Century
English
tad
“A small amount; a little bit”
Modern English
English
tad
“A small amount or degree”