tot vs child

tot and child both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tot	Yes	No	Yes	No
child	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, child is a hypernym of tot; that is, child is a word with a broader meaning than tot:

Other hypernyms of tot include fry, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

tot (noun)	child (noun)
a young child who is just beginning to walk	a young person of either sex
a small amount (especially of a drink)	a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
	an immature childish person
	a member of a clan or tribe

tot (verb)	child (verb)
determine the sum of