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Meaning of Tadpole | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtædpoʊl

Definitions

  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. The aquatic larva of any amphibian.
    broadly
  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. A small child.
    informal
  6. An insignificant person.
    derogatory, informal

Equivalents

Afrikaans kikvors
Azərbaycanca çömçəquyruq
Беларуская апалонік
བོད་སྐད ལྕོང་མོ
Català capgròs cullerot
Čeština pulec
Dansk haletudse
Deutsch Kaulquappe Quappe
Ελληνικά γυρίνος
Esperanto bufido ranido
Español ranacuajo renacuajo
Eesti kulles
Euskara zapaburu
Français têtard
עברית ראשן
Magyar ebihal
Հայերեն շերեփուկ
Bahasa Indonesia berudu cebong
Íslenska halakarta
Italiano girino
ქართული თავკომბალა
Қазақша бақашабақ
한국어 올챙이
Lëtzebuergesch Kauzekapp
ລາວ ຮວກ
Македонски полноглавец
Bahasa Melayu berudu
Malti marżebb
Polski kijanka
Português girino
Română mormoloc
Русский головастик
Slovenčina žubrienka
Slovenščina paglavec
Shqip fulterëz
Svenska grodyngel yngel
Kiswahili kiluwiluwi
తెలుగు తోకకప్ప
Tagalog butete kitikiti
Türkçe iribaş
ئۇيغۇرچە قۇمچاق
Українська пуголовок
Tiếng Việt nọc nọc nòng nọc
Yorùbá legbelegbe

Examples

“salamander tadpole”
“Shouldn't you tadpoles be in bed?”
“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.””

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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