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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