toad
English
/toʊd/, /təʊd/
noun
Definitions
- An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- (pejorative) A contemptible or unpleasant person.
- (pejorative) An ugly person.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tode (toad) inherited from Old English *tāde, tādie (toad).
Origin
Old English
tādie
Gloss
toad
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- eater English
- eating English
- fish English
- flax English
- poll English
- rush English
- rush toad English
- shield English
- shield-toad English
- skin English
- sticker English
- stone English
- stool English
- swell English
- swelltoad English
- tadpole English
- tadpolelike English
- tadpolish English
- toadeater English
- toadeating English
- toadfish English
- toadflax English
- toadish English
- toadless English
- toadlet English
- toadlike English
- toadling English
- toadly English
- toadskin English
- toadsticker English
- toadstone English
- toadstool English
- toady English
- *tāde Old English
- tādie Old English
- tadpolle Middle English
- tode Middle English
- tode-stole Middle English
- taid Scots
- todo Sranan Tongo