tot

Signification (English)

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.

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bambin

petit enfant

add together

tote up

young child

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

/tɒt/

Cognate with vieux norrois

Cognate with suédois

Cognate with danois

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”).

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