potty en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- [ˈpɔ̟ɾi] (New-Zealand)
- [ˈpɔɾi] (Australia)
- /ˈpɔti/ (Australia)
- /ˈpɒti/ (Boston, Canada, Maine)
- /ˈpɒti/ (UK)
- [ˈpɒɾi] (Boston, Canada, Maine)
- /ˈpɑti/ (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
- /ˈpɒti/ (New-Zealand)
- [ˈpɑɾi] (Atlantic-Canada, General-American)
Etymology
From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).
Meanings
- A chamber pot.
-
A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
Mothers very often make the baby and themselves unhappy by setting the child on the potty every hour.
1949, Edith Buxbaum, Your Child Makes Sense: A Guidebook for Parents:If you just let him know you want him to go on the potty, or anything, he's miles away.
1940, William Carlos Williams, In the Money:
- (childish, humorous) Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| potties | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
go potty · Pittsburgh potty · porta-potty · port-o-potty · big girl potty · birth-to-potty · potty-train · training potty · potty stool · potty license · potty failure · potty mouth · on the potty · go to the potty · big boy potty · birth-to-potty diaper · potty trained · potty training · birth-to-potty nappy · potty accident · potty champ · pity potty · potty-trained · potty humor · unpotty training · potty talk · potty monster · potty-mouthed · potty dance · potty seat · potty language · potty pants · potty untraining · potty champion · potty learning · use the potty · squatty potty · potty time · big kid potty · potty train · potty chart · potty animal · potty parity · potty rebel · potty chair · potty princess · potty emergency · potty break
Synonyms
toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom (other places for urination and defecation) · chamber pot (chamber pot)
Translations (29)
ru горшо́к (children's chamberpot) · ar قَعَادَة طِفْل (children's chamberpot) · fi potta (children's chamberpot) · pl nocnik (children's chamberpot) · cs nočník (children's chamberpot) · sh noša (children's chamberpot) · el γιογιό (children's chamberpot) · ru ночно́й горшо́к (children's chamberpot) · sv potta (children's chamberpot) · nb potte (children's chamberpot) · sh ноша (children's chamberpot) · mn горшок (children's chamberpot) · sk nočník (children's chamberpot) · mn хөтөвч (children's chamberpot) · it vasino (children's chamberpot) · nn potte (children's chamberpot) · tr lazımlık (children's chamberpot) · sh tuta (children's chamberpot) · ja おまる (children's chamberpot) · mk но́кшир (children's chamberpot) · es bacinica (children's chamberpot) · az güvəc (children's chamberpot) · ro oliță (children's chamberpot) · de Töpfchen (children's chamberpot) · cy poti (children's chamberpot) · hu bili (children's chamberpot) · es bacín (children's chamberpot) · pt penico (children's chamberpot) · sh тута (children's chamberpot)