toto

noun

to·​to
ˈtōˌtō
plural -s
: a young one : baby, child
asked the chief if there was a small boy, a toto, who would like to enter my serviceR. S. B. Baker
especially : the young of an animal
saw two more rhinos … a mother and a half-grown toto Natural History

Word History

Etymology

of Bantu origin; akin to Swahili mtoto child

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“Toto.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toto. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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