TOTS Synonyms: 149 Similar and Opposite Words

tots

noun

plural of tot

as in toddlers

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as in loads

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Noun

Some centers welcome preschoolers; others accept toddlers too.

— Kate Sequeira, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Two toddlers, ages 3 and 1, were found alive inside a home with two dead adults in Wilkinsburg, authorities said.

— Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of toddlers

Noun

The type of helicopter that crashed can carry heavy loads and is commonly used in firefighting operations, with the ability to carry a more than 2,000-gallon tank.

— Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
When temperatures exceed 110°F, passenger planes must consider lightening their loads.

— John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of loads

Noun

Now that these lovable chaos agents are joined by all manner of fearsome, gelatinous people-eaters, parents might be wondering whether to have their youngest tykes sit this installment out.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
That backstory might prove disturbing for younger tykes, as will a vicious battle between Sebastian and two menacing dogs, no doubt accounting for the film’s PG rating.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026

Definition of tykes

Noun

As gasoline prices soar and inflation nips at vacation budgets, many travelers may have rethought the prospect of the Great American Road Trip.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Aug. 2026
This lens is made up of 20 elements and two mirrors plus a large-diameter aspherical lens that nips distortion and aberration in the bud.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of nips

Noun

Where the Eleousa pressed mother and child cheek to cheek and Cassatt enfolded mothers around their infants, de Monteflores goes further, disappearing the mother’s face entirely behind her child’s.

— Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Children younger than age five, particularly infants, as well as adults age 50 and older with underlying medical conditions or those age 65 or older, are at higher risk of becoming seriously ill, as are people with weakened immune systems.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of infants

Noun

Colt Gray’s jail counselor, Stephen Baker, later confirmed their juvenile inmates are not allowed to have photos of school shooters.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The Pathfinder, with shooters still firing, chases the Jeep down the street, toward downtown Seattle and into the night.

— Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of shooters

Noun

Kotb and her daughters posed for a summery moms-and-kids photo alongside her Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host and their executive producer Talia Parkinson.

— Diane J. Cho, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026
Cheryl Reeve has been the loudest voice in favor of inclusion of transgender kids in particular.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of kids

Noun

Shields, undefeated at 18-0, is the heavy favorite despite being the challenger against Scott (5-1-1), who secured her belts last December.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Customers can find the bags at Whole Foods' self-checkout, checkout lanes, register belts, product displays and the Whole Body department, according to the Fishwife website.

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of belts

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