toddler
Americannoun
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a person who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.
noun
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a young child, usually one between the ages of one and two and a half
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(modifier) designed or suitable for a toddler
toddler suits
Other Word Forms
- toddlerhood noun
Etymology
Origin of toddler
Example Sentences
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Finding places that will keep both you and your toddler entertained can be tricky.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
An appeal was posted by Paula Clarke, Tesco's community champion, on social media, with toddler groups, football clubs and local organisations showing up at the supermarket to collect boxes.
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
The phrase echoed the one I had spoken years earlier to a babbling toddler in a Baltimore church.
From Slate • Mar. 29, 2026
Fernanda, a Florida restaurant worker, made an agonizing decision after the father of her children was arrested and deported: She would send their toddler son and 4-year-old daughter to Guatemala to live with him.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 2026
It was almost, she thought as she rolled a sleeping toddler back onto her own mat, as if they were expecting it to appear.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
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