tot Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a small amount (especially of a drink)
    • a tot of rum
  2. noun a young child
    bambino; toddler; yearling.
  3. verb determine the sum of
    tot up; add up; sum; tally; tote up; add; summate; total; sum up; add together.
    • Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town

WordNet

Tot noun
Etymology
Cf. Toddle, Tottle, Totter.
Definitions
  1. Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of endearment to a little child.
  2. A drinking cup of small size, holding about half a pint. Prov.Eng. Halliwell.
  3. A foolish fellow. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.

Webster 1913