tad

plural tads

1. informalA small amount; a little bit.

   Could you lean the picture to the left just a tad more?

   Synonyms: jot, whit, ace, atom, thought, atomy, aught, bissel

2. USdatedslangA street boy; an urchin.

   Synonyms: gamin, gurrier, guttersnipe, street child, street urchin

1. A diminutive of the male given name Thaddeus or Thaddaeus.

1. UKcolloquialTadcaster.

   There's a new pub opening in Tad next week.

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of TA

plural TADs

1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of tobacco, alcohol and drugs.
2. abbreviationcountableinitialismbiologyInitialism of transboundary animal disease.