tot vs minor

tot and minor both are nouns.

tot is not an adjective while minor is an adjective.

tot and minor both are verbs.

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

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

tot: a young child who is just beginning to walk
minor: a young person of either sex

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

tot (noun)	minor (noun)
a young child who is just beginning to walk	a young person of either sex
a small amount (especially of a drink)

tot (adjective)	minor (adjective)
	inferior in number or size or amount
	lesser in scope or effect
	not of legal age
	(of a scale or mode) having half steps between the second and third degrees, and (usually) the fifth and sixth degrees, and the seventh and eighth degrees
	of your secondary field of academic concentration or specialization
	of lesser importance or stature or rank
	of lesser seriousness or danger
	of the younger of two boys with the same family name
	relatively moderate, limited, or small
	warranting only temporal punishment

tot (verb)	minor (verb)
determine the sum of	have as one's secondary field of study

Difference between tot and minor

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