1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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Verb
tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Kushner also shared a photo with more than just a glimpse of the tot, wrapped in a hospital blanket and wearing a pink hat.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
As expected, they’re most often used by tots ages 2 and older.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Among the comfort foods are brats, tater tots and mac-and-cheese dishes.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Noun
In 2021, Emily started asking her then 2-year-old daughter the question on camera, capturing the tot’s adorable responses in her now recognizable raspy voice.
—Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Kushner also shared a photo with more than just a glimpse of the tot, wrapped in a hospital blanket and wearing a pink hat.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2025
As expected, they’re most often used by tots ages 2 and older.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
Among the comfort foods are brats, tater tots and mac-and-cheese dishes.
—Jim Riccioli, jsonline.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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