tot

1 of 2

noun

ˈtät 

1

: a small child

2

: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot

tot

2 of 2

verb

totted; totting

transitive verb

: to add together : total

—usually used with up

tots up the score

intransitive verb

: add

Synonyms of tot

Verb

• add
• cast (up)
• foot (up)
• tote (up)

Examples of tot in a Sentence

Verb

tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Plans call for four three-story apartment buildings, a community center, swimming pool, tot lot, barbecue area, dog park and 180 surface parking spaces. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Residents will also have access to community amenities including a resident clubhouse with an outdoor pool, a dog park, a publicly accessible tot lot and walking paths. — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Cree Summer joined Rugrats in its second season, voicing Susie Carmichael, an ally who often protects the tots from Angelica’s wrath. — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026

Others varied the potatoes and went with diced frozen ones or crispy tots. — Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun

origin unknown

Verb

tot., abbreviation of total

First Known Use

Noun

1725, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1770, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Phrases Containing tot

• tot up

Rhymes for tot

• aught
• baht
• blot
• bott
• bought
• brought
• caught
• clot
• cot
• cott
• dot
• fought

Kids Definition

tot

noun

ˈtät

: a small child