tadpole

noun
/ˈtædpoʊl/US

Etymology

From Middle English tadpolle, taddepol, equivalent to toad + poll (“head”).

  1. inherited from tadpolle

Definitions

  1. A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail…

    A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.

  2. The aquatic larva of any amphibian.

    • salamander tadpole
  3. A type of cargo bike that has two wheels in front and one in back.

  4. + 3 more definitions
    1. A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the…

      A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.

    2. A small child.

      • Shouldn't you tadpoles be in bed?
    3. An insignificant person.

      • Woman's voice: You impudent imp! You tadpole! You shrimp!
      • “[H]ere's this Tooralooral tadpole of a Mayor shovin' his nose into the business and arrestin' our Puddin' without rhyme or reason.”

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for tadpole. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA