Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tom

3 senses of tom

Sense 1
Tom, Uncle Tom -- ((ethnic slur) offensive and derogatory name for a Black man who is abjectly servile and deferential to Whites)
       => Black, Black person, blackamoor, Negro, Negroid -- (a person with dark skin who comes from Africa (or whose ancestors came from Africa))

Sense 2
tom, tomcat -- (male cat)
       => domestic cat, house cat, Felis domesticus, Felis catus -- (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)

Sense 3
turkey cock, gobbler, tom, tom turkey -- (male turkey)
       => turkey, Meleagris gallopavo -- (large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food)