toad C2+ Topic:The Human Body US /toʊd/ UK /təʊd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a tailless amphibian with dry warty skin, similar to a frog A fat toad sat motionless among the damp leaves by the pond. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a tailless amphibian with... amphibianfrog Word family Derived forms toadytoadstool Related forms tadpoletoadstool Appears in Tongue twisters (1) See all Two Toads Two toads tried to trot to Tedbury. Alternate a single /t/ with the /tɹ/ cluster in tried and trot. Keep the ending of toads before moving into tried. Etymology AI details From Old English tadige or tada ('toad'), of obscure origin with no clear cognates outside English. tada Old English View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # toad **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /toʊd/ **IPA (UK):** /təʊd/ ## Meanings 1. a tailless amphibian with dry warty skin, similar to a frog ## Examples - A fat toad sat motionless among the damp leaves by the pond. ## Synonyms - amphibian - frog ## Derived Forms - toady - toadstool ## Related Forms - tadpole - toadstool ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tada ## Etymology From Old English tadige or tada ('toad'), of obscure origin with no clear cognates outside English. ## AI Etymology Toad is from Old English tadige or tada ('toad'), of obscure origin with no clear cognates outside English. Important recorded forms include tada (Old English). The wording preserves that uncertainty: the older history is best read as a cautious account rather than a fully settled chain. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers a tailless amphibian with dry warty skin, similar to a frog. The wider family includes derived forms such as toady and toadstool and related words such as tadpole and toadstool. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown