tot

Everyday

1. A very small child, a toddler. tree →
2. A small amount of an alcoholic drink, like a tot of rum (old, sailors). tree →
3. (UK) tot up: to add up numbers to find a total. tree →

In the lessons

An everyday word: «tiny tots» classes for toddlers, «a play area for tots». In sea stories sailors got a daily tot of rum. In maths at home: «Let's tot up the shopping» means add it up. In The Wind in the Willows field-mice carollers are small and young, like tots.

Examples

• The tiny tots played in the sandpit. tree →
• The swimming class is for tots under three. tree →
• Let's tot up how much we spent. tree →
• Sailors once got a tot of rum every day. tree →
• She totted up the scores at the end. tree →
• The park has a safe area for tots. tree →
• She drew them when she should have been totting up. tree →

Note

Countable noun «tots». Verb «tot up» is British and informal: totted, totting (double t). In maths «tot up» = add up to find the total.