tom

Meaning

1. The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
2. The male of the turkey.
3. The male of the orangutan.
4. The male of certain other animals.
5. A female prostitute.
6. A lesbian.
7. Clipping of tom-tom.
8. The jack of trumps in the card game gleek.
9. A close-stool.
10. A tomato (the fruit).
11. jewellery
12. To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.
13. To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.
14. A diminutive of the male given name Thomas, also used as a formal male given name.
15. A nickname for a common man.
16. Ellipsis of Uncle Tom.
17. A United States two-dollar bill.
18. Synonym of menstruation.
19. A large, deep-toned bell, or a particularly notable example of one.
20. Acronym of time of the month.
21. Acronym of Translocon on Outer Membrane.
22. Initialism of theory of mind.

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Aramaic תאמא Aramaic תאומאbor. Ancient Greek Θωμᾶς (Thōmâs)bor. Latin Thōmāsbor. Middle English Thomas Middle English Thomme English Tom English tom From generic use of the proper name Tom.

Related words

Descendant words

• 湯姆(Chinese) (bor)
• Tomi(Finnish) (der)
• tom(Finnish) (bor)
• Tom(German) (bor)
• Tom(Norwegian) (bor)
• ทอม(Thai) (bor)
• Toma(Tokelauan) (bor)

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