tootsie

== English == === Alternative forms === tootsy === Etymology === From tootsy-wootsy, originally a playful or nursery name for a small foot, from childish pronunciation of foot. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˈtʊtsi/, [ˈtʰʊtsi] Rhymes: -ʊts === Noun === tootsie (plural tootsies) (informal) A young woman. (informal, childish) A toe. 1936, Curly Howard, Three Stooges, Disorder in the Court (6:43) And a hoofer by the name of Buck Wing was gettin' ready to shake his tootsies! 2006, James W. Brann, MD, Women's Healthcare Topics.com, Surviving the Joy of Pregnancy, James Brann →ISBN Swollen tootsies can be very uncomfortable, not to mention you may not like looking at them. Toes that look like sausages? That's attractive for babies, but you aren't looking at baby's tootsies. (informal, archaic) A foot, especially that of a woman or child. ==== Derived terms ==== toots === References === (foot): John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary === Anagrams === tooties