tot

¹

[ tot ]

noun

1. a small child.
2. Chiefly British. a small portion of a beverage, especially a dram of liquor.
3. a small quantity of anything.

tot

²

[ tot ]

verb (used with or without object)

, tot·ted, tot·ting.

1. to add; total (often followed by up ).

noun

1. a total.
2. the act of adding.
3. British Informal. a column of numbers to be added.

tot.

³

abbreviation for

1. total.

tot

¹

/ tɒt /

verb

1. usually foll by up to total; add

tot

²

/ tɒt /

noun

1. a young child; toddler
2. a small amount of anything
3. a small measure of spirits

Other Words From

• un·totted adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tot¹

1680–90; perhaps short for totterer ( def )

Origin of tot²

1745–55; < Latin: so much, so many

Word History and Origins

Origin of tot¹

C17: shortened from total or from Latin totum all

Origin of tot²

C18: perhaps short for totterer; see totter

Example Sentences

The netting enclosure with two zippers for an easy entrance and exit will help keep your tot safe.

From Popular-Science

To determine if the pups’ warbling was similar to those of human tots, Fernandez spent every day for four months observing the newborns from sunrise to sunset.

From Popular-Science

If your most crucial beach accessory happens to be your tiny tots, make sure to look at a beach wagon that can comfortably accommodate them.

From Popular-Science

I went with Molly Yeh’s tater tot chicken pot hotdish, because I love a tot and also I find Yeh’s recipes charming and reliable.

From Eater

Perhaps Pappy fans are so insatiable that they even want the detritus of their favorite tot.

From The Daily Beast

Meet the tiny tot who, armed with a juice box and the "it" haircut, is proving that kids can be stylish, too.

From The Daily Beast

Here's hoping Pauly D waits a few years before popping his tot in a tanning bed.

From The Daily Beast

One thing is for sure, the royal tot will be the most famous baby in the world.

From The Daily Beast

Charles et al didn't just tot up how much members of each racial group spent.

From The Daily Beast

Alila is such a strong, active boy now, it is hard to imagine him in his babyhood,—he was such a tiny brown tot!

From Project Gutenberg

He is only a pettifogging country Squire, whose views on the Land Question are ob-solete in tot-to.

From Project Gutenberg

It staggered forward, held on by the cords, felt round the edge of the bag for the tot, and drank about a quart of water.

From Project Gutenberg

Bruno, satis admirari non possum quid agas vt tot pecunias consumas.

From Project Gutenberg

Maggie and Tot cried out, "We've seen it; come, mother, and look quick."

From Project Gutenberg