tot

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. A small child.
2. A small amount of liquor, (particularly) a small measure of rum.
3. Ellipsis of tater tot.
4. A small cup, usually made of tin.
5. (obsolete) A foolish fellow.

Verb

1. To sum or total.
2. To mark (a debt) with the word tot (Latin for "so much"), indicating that it was good or collectible for the amount specified.

Synonyms

toddler

baby

👶

sum

add up

kid

🧒

total

infant

add

tot up

add together

summate

sum up

tally

child

🧒

tote up

bambino

son

daughter

yearling

children

amount

babe

boy

👦

chit

descendant

drib

foot

🦶

little one

number

🔢

progeny

small fry

splash

spot

tad

foot up

totalize

young child

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/tɒt/

Etymology (English)

Cognate with Old Norse: tottr

Cognate with Sweeds: tutte

Cognate with Deens: tommeltot

In summary

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