🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

一点

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yī diǎn

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tad/tæd/
nounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"他来得一点晚。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A small amount or degree.

    "He was a tad late to the meeting."
  2. 2

    A young child or small boy.

    "The tad was playing in the garden."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'tad' is believed to have originated in the early 19th century, possibly as a dialectal variant of 'tadpole,' which itself derives from the Old English 'tadde,' meaning 'toad.' Over time, 'tad' evolved to denote a small amount or degree, reflecting a diminutive sense.

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