TOT

toddler, yearling, tot, bambino

(noun) a young child

tot

(noun) a small amount (especially of a drink); “a tot of rum”

total, tot, tot up, sum, sum up, summate, tote up, add, add together, tally, add up

(verb) determine the sum of; “Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

tot (plural tots)

A small child.

A measure of spirits, especially rum.

tater tot.

(UK, dialect, dated) A foolish fellow.

Etymology 2

Verb

tot (third-person singular simple present tots, present participle totting, simple past and past participle totted)

To sum or total.

(UK, historical) To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified.

Noun

tot (plural tots)

A total, an addition of a long column of figures.

Anagrams

• OTT, Ott, TTO, ott

Proper noun

TOT

Initialism of Trail of Tears.

Noun

TOT (plural TOTs)

(psychology) Initialism of tip of the tongue.

Anagrams

• OTT, Ott, TTO, ott

Source: Wiktionary


Tot, n. Etym: [Cf. Toddle, Tottle, Totter.]

1. Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.

2. A drinking cup of small size, holding about half a pint. [Prov.Eng.] Halliwell.

3. A foolish fellow. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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