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toddler

[ tod-ler ]

/ ˈtɒd lər /

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noun

a person who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.

Origin of toddler

First recorded in 1785–95; toddle + -er¹

Words nearby toddler

tod, today, todd, todd's paralysis, toddle, toddler, toddlerhood, toddy, toddy palm, toddy table, todt

Example sentences from the Web for toddler

When my oldest child was a toddler, I treated illuminated screens like plutonium.

Yes, Your Toddler Can Watch TV: The New Rules for Screen Time |Russell Saunders |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The possibilities seem endless: Who needs a trip to the liquor store when the toddler can turn water into wine, amirite?

Was Baby Jesus A Holy Terror? |Candida Moss |December 21, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
She regressed to the mental state of a toddler lost in a J.C. Penny department store.

How Aidy Bryant Stealthily Became Your Favorite ‘Saturday Night Live’ Star |Kevin Fallon |October 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Robbie Howell abducted his wife and their toddler across state lines.

The Worst Question for Abuse Victims |Emily Shire |October 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

He even looks down to address a toddler who is noisily playing in a red wagon.

The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy |Olivia Nuzzi |October 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Dalgard had known Sssuri since he was a toddler and the other a cub coming to see the wonders of dry land for the first time.

Star Born |Andre Norton
On the edge of the village he gives his song, and every toddler runs delightedly to see what causes the music.

Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate |Charles M. Skinner
I have not seen her for four years, not since she was a mite of a toddler.

The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview |Ralph Bonehill
You see, my mother died a long while ago; I was just a toddler then; and my father married again.

Left Tackle Thayer |Ralph Henry Barbour
This will give you time to select a hotel or tourist room and get the baby or toddler comfortably to sleep by his usual bedtime.

If Your Baby Must Travel in Wartime |United States Department of Labor, Children's Bureau

British Dictionary definitions for toddler

toddler

/ (ˈtɒdlə) /

noun

a young child, usually one between the ages of one and two and a half

(modifier) designed or suitable for a toddler toddler suits

Derived forms of toddler

toddlerhood, noun