Tom

Tom  (tm)

n. Offensive

An Uncle Tom.

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tom  (tm)

n.

The male of various animals, especially a male cat or turkey.

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[Tom, nickname for Thomas.]

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tom¹

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology)

a.  the male of various animals, esp the cat

b.  (as modifier) a tom turkey

c.  (in combination) a tomcat

[special use of the shortened form of Thomas, applied to any male, often implying a common or ordinary type of person, etc.]

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tom²

n

Austral and NZ a temporary supporting post

[from a specialized use of tom¹]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Tom - (ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites Uncle Tom derogation, disparagement, depreciation - a communication that belittles somebody or something ethnic slur - a slur on someone's race or language Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid, Black - a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa)
	2.	tom - male cat                             tomcat domestic cat, Felis catus, Felis domesticus, house cat - any domesticated member of the genus Felis gib - a castrated tomcat
	3.	tom - male turkey                           tom turkey, turkey cock, gobbler Meleagris gallopavo, turkey - large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

Translations

Tom [tɒm]

A. N (familiar form) of Thomas any Tom, Dick or Harry → un fulano cualquiera

B. CPD Tom Thumb N → Pulgarcito

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tom [tɒm] N (also tom cat) → gato m (macho)

tom [ˈtɒm] n → matou m

Tom

n dim of Thomas any Tom, Dick or Harry (inf) → jeder x-Beliebige; you don’t have to invite every Tom, Dick and Harry (inf) → du brauchst ja nicht gerade Hinz und Kunz einzuladen (inf); it’s not every Tom, Dick and Harry who can afford this → nicht jeder kann sich (dat) → so was leisten

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tom

n (= cat) → Kater m

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tom:

Tom Thumb

n → der Däumling

tomtit

n → (Blau)meise f

tom-tom

n → Tamtam nt

Tom [tɒm] n any Tom, Dick or Harry → chiunque, il primo venuto

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tom [tɒm] n (fam) → micio