Word.ws English Dictionary

toms

toms is the plural of tom.

Meaning of tom

Noun

tom (plural toms)

  1. The male of the domesticated cat, especially if not neutered.
  2. The male of the turkey.
  3. The male of the orangutan.
  4. The male of certain other animals.
    Synonyms:
    male, buck, stag
  5. (UK, dated, slang) A female prostitute.
  6. (US, slang) A lesbian.

See all 17 meanings of tom

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Toms

Toms

  1. (plural) plural of Tom

Noun capitalized: Toms

Toms

  1. (plural) plural of Tom

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Toms

Toms

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Tom.

Phrases with toms

Questions about toms

What does toms mean?
Toms means a surname originating as a patronymic, derived from Tom.
What is toms the plural of?
Toms is the plural of tom.
What part of speech is toms?
Toms can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near toms in the dictionary

  1. Tompsett
  2. Tompson
  3. tomrig
  4. tomrigg
  5. tomrigs
  6. toms
  7. Toms Creek
  8. Toms o' Bedlam
  9. Toms of Bedlam
  10. Toms River
  11. tomset

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: toms (page history and authors); Toms (page history and authors); tom (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “toms.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/toms. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.