totty

/ (ˈtɒtɪ) /

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noun

British informal people, esp women, collectively considered as sexual objects

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Word Origin for totty

C19: diminutive of tot 1

Words nearby totty

totter, tottering, tottery, tottie, totting, totty, toucan, toucanet, touch, touch and go, touchback

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How to use totty in a sentence

"I'll see about it later," said Totty's mother, and then she went into the house with her hostess, and the girls ran away to play.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
They helped arrange Miss Totty's coat and cap, and so merry were they that the baby laughed and crowed, and made friends at once.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
Totty crowed and gurgled, as if greatly pleased with her destiny, and the girls wheeled her along the path to the gate.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells
The babies laughed, too, and both Dotty and Totty seemed to think that to be a captive princess was a delightful fate.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells

"Their little white dresses are almost alike, anyway," said Gladys, as she took off Totty's coat.
Marjorie's Busy Days|Carolyn Wells