tot

/tɔt/

Thân thiện

A little tot holds a parent's hand while walking in the park.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A very young child: "tot" refers to a small child, typically one who is just learning to walk or is of toddler age.
   • A small measure or amount of a drink, especially liquor: "tot" denotes a small serving, often of a strong alcoholic beverage like rum or whisky.

2. Verb:

   • To add up; to sum: "tot" means to calculate the total of a set of numbers or amounts.

Examples

• Noun (young child):

  • The playground was full of tiny tots playing in the sandbox.
  • She read a story to the tots at the daycare.

• Noun (small drink):

  • After dinner, he poured himself a tot of brandy.
  • The sailor was given a daily tot of rum.

• Verb (to add up):

  • Please tot the figures in this column and write the sum at the bottom.
  • She quickly totted up the bill to see how much we owed.

Advanced Usage

• "to tot up": This phrasal verb is commonly used to mean "to calculate the total of something."
  • I need to tot up all my expenses for the month.
  • He totted up the scores to see who won.

Variants and Related Words

• Totty (noun, informal, chiefly British): A young child. (This is a less common variant.)
• Tot up (phrasal verb): To add numbers together to find a total.

Synonyms

• Noun (child): Toddler, infant, little one.
• Noun (drink): Shot, nip, dram.
• Verb (add): Sum, add up, calculate, total.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Tot up: To add numbers together.
  • Can you tot up these receipts for me?

Related Idioms

• Tot to teen: This phrase is sometimes used to describe a range from very young children to teenagers.
  • The store sells clothes for everyone from tot to teen.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a young child
2. a small amount (especially of a drink)
   • a tot of rum

Verb

1. determine the sum of
   • Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

Từ đồng nghĩa

• toddler
• yearling
• bambino