tot

CEFRB2

/tɒt/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A very young child, usually a toddler.

  2. 02

    verb

    To add numbers together to find their total.

Examples

  • Ziri was very close tot he camp site.

  • The tot had sticky fingers.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A small amount of liquor, (particularly) a small measure of rum.

  2. Ellipsis of tater tot.

  3. A small child.

More examples

In context

  • The tot still liked baby food.

  • He learned to run when he was just a tot.

  • a totted debt

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Scots tot, a shortened form of totum (“small child; tot”), of uncertain origin, perhaps shortened from totter (“to move in an unsteady way”), Compare tottle, also Old Norse tottr (“name of a dwarf”), Swedish tutte (“small child”), Danish tommeltot (“little child”).