cad
English
/kæd/
noun
Definitions
- A low-bred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow.
- (historical) A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about innyards.
Etymology
Derived from French cadet derived from Latin capitellum.
Origin
Latin
capitellum
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- caddess English
- caddish English
- caddishly English
- caddishness English
- caddism English
- cadel English
- cadet English
- capitellum English
- capitellum Latin
- capitis, caput Latin
- capitulum Latin
- caput Latin
- Kadett German
- Kapitell German
- capitello Italian
- kadee Dutch, Flemish
- kadet Dutch, Flemish
- cadet French
- cabdillo Spanish, Castilian
- caudillo Spanish, Castilian
- kadett Norwegian Bokmål
- kapitel Norwegian Bokmål
- kapitél Norwegian Bokmål
- kadett Norwegian Nynorsk
- chapitel Old French
- cabdell Catalan, Valencian
- căpețel Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- capdet Occitan
- caddie Scots
- capdel Old Occitan
- cabdiello Old Spanish