todd

Speech parts

1. todd - Noun

2. Todd - Proper noun

Meaning

A male given name transferred from the surname.

An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname from Middle English tod (“fox”).

A river in the Northern Territory, Australia; named for early immigrant Alice Bell Todd (wife of astronomer Charles Todd).

An unincorporated community in North Carolina, United States; named for American Civil War veteran Joseph Warren Todd.

A ghost town in Missouri, United States; named for postmaster Jonathan Todd.

todd (plural todds)

(furry jargon) A male fox.

todd (plural todds)

(informal) Clipping of toddle.

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Examples

I discovered that Robert Todd Lincoln was there for each of the first three assassinations. I wanted to write about the Lincoln Memorial, so when I found out he had attended its dedication, that helped focus it further. Sarah Vowell

I love doing stuff with Todd Barry and Jon Benjamin. We give the stage to good bands and funny people. David Cross

Todd Rundgren is a genius, and I don't use that word a lot. Jim Steinman

My sister sometimes does a Todd Barry tribute act. Todd Barry

Translated by Todd Nichol along with Prefaces 1997. Soren Kierkegaard

I didn't raise Todd to be a writer, but he happened to be one anyway. Anne McCaffrey

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