1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
The adorable tot looked directly at the lens while visiting mom on set.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
To have any chance of becoming their normal size again, the teeny tots must navigate their way across the family's (now seemingly gigantic) yard and back to the house.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The clip shared on X—which used to be —showed the tot sat on the floor of a living room clad in a onesie.
—Julia Hunt, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Noun
This heirloom-quality book is the ultimate gift for the special tot on your list or your adult child who welcomed a child of their own this year.
—Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
The adorable tot looked directly at the lens while visiting mom on set.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
To have any chance of becoming their normal size again, the teeny tots must navigate their way across the family's (now seemingly gigantic) yard and back to the house.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024
The clip shared on X—which used to be —showed the tot sat on the floor of a living room clad in a onesie.
—Julia Hunt, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for tot
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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