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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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