Dictionary

tadpole en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈtædpoʊl/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. 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. (broadly) 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. A child's basic drawing of a human being, having a detailed head but only sticks for the body and limbs.
5. (informal) A small child.
   • Shouldn't you tadpoles be in bed? 1970, Dorothy Clarke Wilson, Lone Woman, page 174:
6. (derogatory, informal) An insignificant person.
   • Woman's voice: You impudent imp! You tadpole! You shrimp! 1900 August 4, The Geelong Advertiser, Victoria, page 6, column 7:
   • “[H]ere's this Tooralooral tadpole of a Mayor shovin' his nose into the business and arrestin' our Puddin' without rhyme or reason.” 1918, Norman Lindsay, The Magic Pudding, page 142:

Forms

Deriveds

tadpolehood · tadpolelike · toadpole · tadpole operator · tadpole physa · tadpolism · frogpole · tadpolish · Tadfool · tadpole goby · tadpole tea · tadpole shrimp · tadpole person

Synonyms

porriwiggle (toad or frog larva) · polliwog (toad or frog larva)

Translations (161)

lez варвар (toad or frog larva) · af paddavis (toad or frog larva) · cy grifft (toad or frog larva) · ltg kūrcaklys (toad or frog larva) · nv tsʼǫʼasánii (toad or frog larva) · fa بچه قورباغه (toad or frog larva) · de Kaulquappe (toad or frog larva) · es ajolote (toad or frog larva) · tr iribaş (toad or frog larva) · sv grodyngel (toad or frog larva) · ru голова́стик (toad or frog larva) · km ក្អាត់ (toad or frog larva) · myv ботпря (toad or frog larva) · izh naappapää (toad or frog larva) · af kikvors (toad or frog larva) · shn ႁူၵ်ႈ (toad or frog larva) · ckb سەرمێکوتە (toad or frog larva) · uk пу́головок (toad or frog larva) · cmn 蝌蚪 (toad or frog larva) · za duzrug (toad or frog larva) · ast rancuayu (toad or frog larva) · cjm ꨀꨗꩀ ꨯꨗꨱꩀ (toad or frog larva) · gd ceann-phollan (toad or frog larva) · tyv пага төлү (toad or frog larva) · lt buožgalvis (toad or frog larva) · bdr jejantik (toad or frog larva) · ja お玉杓子 (toad or frog larva) · az çömçəquyruq (toad or frog larva) · ce сеса (toad or frog larva) · as লালুকী (toad or frog larva) · es atepocate (toad or frog larva) · iba emburi (toad or frog larva) · eo bufido (toad or frog larva) · sw kiluwiluwi (toad or frog larva) · th ลูกอ๊อด (toad or frog larva) · ia larva de rana (toad or frog larva) · ro mormoloc (toad or frog larva) · eo ranido (toad or frog larva) · ug قۇمچاق (toad or frog larva) · bg попова лъжичка (toad or frog larva) · wuu 蝌蚪 (toad or frog larva) · ky көнөкбаш (toad or frog larva) · vi óc nóc (toad or frog larva) · ar شُرْغُوف (toad or frog larva) · nl dikkop (toad or frog larva) · gl cágado (toad or frog larva) · kk бақашабақ (toad or frog larva) · izh naappopää (toad or frog larva) · ms cebong (toad or frog larva) · nko nwunkpodikpodi (toad or frog larva) · nb rumpetroll (toad or frog larva) · mvv tibulu (toad or frog larva) · ca cullerot (toad or frog larva) · hi बेंगची (toad or frog larva) · es ranacuajo (toad or frog larva) · ab алахы́ (toad or frog larva) · ii ꀌꀠꒊꆱ (toad or frog larva) · grc γυρῖνος (toad or frog larva) · bno ulong-ulong (toad or frog larva) · eu zapaburu (toad or frog larva) · ko 올챙이 (toad or frog larva) · mi hua poraka (toad or frog larva) · paw paksaku (toad or frog larva) · duu naku (toad or frog larva) · ta தவளைக்குட்டி (toad or frog larva) · nl kikkervisje (toad or frog larva) · fa کفچلیز (toad or frog larva) · da haletudse (toad or frog larva) · mt marżebb (toad or frog larva) · lo ຮວກ (toad or frog larva) · tg кафлесак (toad or frog larva) · fr têtard (toad or frog larva) · it girino (toad or frog larva) · id berudu (toad or frog larva) · vi nọc nọc (toad or frog larva) · iba empa (toad or frog larva) · hi टैडपोल (toad or frog larva) · fi nuijapää (toad or frog larva) · blt ꪅꪺꪀ (toad or frog larva) · unm tunahkikwe (toad or frog larva) · pac apêq (toad or frog larva) · mg tsiboboka (toad or frog larva) · ka თავკომბალა (toad or frog larva) · rkt নুকী (toad or frog larva) · av къоркъотӏинчӏ (toad or frog larva) · is halakarta (toad or frog larva) · ta தவளைக்குஞ்சு (toad or frog larva) · is froskungi (toad or frog larva) · sv yngel (toad or frog larva) · ast renacuayu (toad or frog larva) · mn шанаган хорхой (toad or frog larva) · tl kitikiti (toad or frog larva) · gl culler (toad or frog larva) · os къӕбила (toad or frog larva) · hu ebihal (toad or frog larva) · tbl bikol (toad or frog larva) · kk ит балық (toad or frog larva) · lb Kauzekapp (toad or frog larva) · nn rumpetroll (toad or frog larva) · ja おたまじゃくし (toad or frog larva) · vi nòng nọc (toad or frog larva) · pt girino (toad or frog larva) · tts ฮวก (toad or frog larva) · tl uluulo (toad or frog larva) · fo halapadda (toad or frog larva) · he רֹאשָׁן (toad or frog larva) · wuu 拿摩溫 /拿摩温 (toad or frog larva) · el γυρίνος (toad or frog larva) · mi punua poraka (toad or frog larva) · sq fulterëz (toad or frog larva) · hi मेंढक का बच्चा (toad or frog larva) · hrx Mollekopp (toad or frog larva) · jv kecebong (toad or frog larva) · af paddavissie (toad or frog larva) · be апало́нік (toad or frog larva) · bn বেঙাচি (toad or frog larva) · ca capgròs (toad or frog larva) · gni gilyjirrjgi (toad or frog larva) · mn ᠰᠢᠨᠠᠭᠠᠨ ᠬᠣᠷᠤᠬᠠᠢ (toad or frog larva) · nl dikkopje (toad or frog larva) · ga torbán (toad or frog larva) · yi קאָפּעקל (toad or frog larva) · lv kurkulis (toad or frog larva) · fa کفلیسک (toad or frog larva) · oj boodoonh (toad or frog larva) · nn lappause (toad or frog larva) · my ဖားလောင်း (toad or frog larva) · mk полногла́вец (toad or frog larva) · sh punoglavac (toad or frog larva) · la ranula (toad or frog larva) · ja オタマジャクシ (toad or frog larva) · sh пуноглавац (toad or frog larva) · msb ulu-ulo (toad or frog larva) · bo ལྕོང་མོ (toad or frog larva) · es renacuajo (toad or frog larva) · cs pulec (toad or frog larva) · pl kijanka (toad or frog larva) · mel belakedou (toad or frog larva) · ne चेपागाडा (toad or frog larva) · ast ranuecu (toad or frog larva) · ja 蝌蚪 (toad or frog larva) · la ranunculus (toad or frog larva) · et kulles (toad or frog larva) · sk žubrienka (toad or frog larva) · sl paglavec (toad or frog larva) · ny mbululu (toad or frog larva) · xal шанһ хорха (toad or frog larva) · km ក្អុក (toad or frog larva) · te తోకకప్ప (toad or frog larva) · ms berudu (toad or frog larva) · izh naappojain (toad or frog larva) · ast cabezón (toad or frog larva) · uz itbaliq (toad or frog larva) · ta தலைப்பிரட்டை (toad or frog larva) · hy շերեփուկ (toad or frog larva) · gl cabezudo (toad or frog larva) · my ဖားတစ်ပိုင်းငါးတစ်ပိုင်း (toad or frog larva) · rkt নুকা (toad or frog larva) · yo légbélègbé (toad or frog larva) · tl butete (toad or frog larva) · cy penbwl (toad or frog larva)