tot
1[tot]
noun
a small child.
Chiefly British. a small portion of a beverage, especially a dram of liquor.
a small quantity of anything.
Origin of tot
11680–90; perhaps short for totterer
tot
2[tot]
verb (used with or without object), tot·ted, tot·ting.
noun
Origin of tot
21745–55; < Latin: so much, so many
tot.
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Related Words for tot
juvenile, bairn, sprout, infant, newborn, descendant, offspring, lamb, mite, adolescent, progeny, tyke, imp, youngster, innocent, squirt, issue, minor, teenager, teenExamples from the Web for tot
Contemporary Examples of tot
Here's hoping Pauly D waits a few years before popping his tot in a tanning bed.
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Charles et al didn't just tot up how much members of each racial group spent.
Historical Examples of tot
But so it is,—tot genera hominum,—so many kinds of whist-players are there!
BarringtonCharles James Lever
As soon as the men came on board, a tot of grog was served out, all round.
Held Fast For EnglandG. A. Henty
I drank a very little—the first and last "tot" I took during the battle.
AttackEdward G. D. Liveing
Anna is so fond of Tot, that she will not let a cat come into the room where he is.
The curate took the coffee but refused the tot, although the non-com.
Camp Fire Yarns of the Lost LegionG. Hamilton-Browne
tot
1noun
Word Origin for tot
C18: perhaps short for totterer; see totter
tot
2verb tots, totting or totted
Word Origin for tot
C17: shortened from total or from Latin totum all
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