Antonyms for tadpole

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tad-pohl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtæd poʊl

Definition of tadpole

Origin : c.1400, from tadde "toad" (see toad) + pol "head" (see poll (n.)).

As in boy : noun young man
As in toad : noun amphibian
As in child : noun very young person
As in tot : noun child

Example sentences :

But after a while the tadpole's mother came out, and then the minnows caught it!
Extract from : « Ting-a-ling » by Frank Richard Stockton

It seemed to me very like the tadpole resolution in "Festina lente."
Extract from : « Letters from Port Royal » by Various

We come now to the final stages in the life of the tadpole babies.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

There is a common belief that at a certain time the tail of the tadpole falls off.
Extract from : « Chatterbox, 1906 » by Various

Like a tadpole, the market seems to consume itself in transactions.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

He was a famous swimmer, having been used to the water from the time he was a tadpole.
Extract from : « The Tale of Ferdinand Frog » by Arthur Scott Bailey

"More like a tadpole than anything," mused the unhappy father.
Extract from : « The Wonder » by J. D. Beresford

That is because he has not yet gotten rid of his tadpole tail.
Extract from : « Socialism: Positive and Negative » by Robert Rives La Monte

Let us not forget to add that he styled Keats "the tadpole of the Lakists."
Extract from : « My Recollections of Lord Byron » by Teresa Guiccioli

Tadpole asks if any one can tell her the origin of "Blind-man's buff."
Extract from : « Little Folks » by Various

Synonyms for tadpole

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