n.
Pronunciation: ' tad
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from English dialect, toad, from Middle English tode ― more at TOAD
Date: circa 1877
1 : a small child especially : BOY
2 : a small or insignificant amount or degree : BIT <might give him some water and a tad to eat ― C. T. Walker>
– a tad : SOMEWHAT , RATHER <looked a tad bigger than me ― Larry Hodgson>