tot
Meaning
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- A small child.
- A small amount of liquor, (particularly) a small measure of rum.
- Ellipsis of tater tot.
- A small cup, usually made of tin.
- (obsolete) A foolish fellow.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/tɒt/
Etymology
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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