toddler en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɑdlɚ/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- /ˈtɒdlə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From toddle (“to walk unsteadily”) + -er – literally “one who walks unsteadily”, hence a young child.
Meanings
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A young child (typically between one and three years old) who has started walking but not fully mastered it.
One inexpensive possibility is to purchase a toddler seat that can be placed on your current carriage. There are seats especially designed for that purpose, with seat belts and all. Some toddlers enjoy their high perch, but safety is a concern with these seats.
1981 October 21, Joan Weiss, Your Second Child, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 250:I can't believe Vanessa's baby is now a toddler already!
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(broadly, figuratively) One unsteady on their feet.
He is sixty-five years old if he is a fortnight, while the girl has only just done with her dolls,and hos no more love for the toothless old toddler than I have for Mammy Wombat, the black gin.
1868, John Richard Houlding, Australian Tales: And Sketches from Real Life, S. Low, Son, and Marston, page 65:
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(broadly, colloquial, rare) Any young child (typically before preadolescence) who is capable of walking.
Toddlers & Tiaras
He gave up, said the sixes were being too rowdy... Can't believe he's scared of literal toddlers!
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| toddlers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
toddlerdom · toddlerlike · toddlerish · toddlekins · turdler · toddler seat · toddlerswear · toddlerspace · toddlercon · toddlerwear · pretoddler · toddlership · toddlerhood
Hypernyms
Relateds
Synonyms
preschooler · squirt · sproglet · crumb crusher · ankle-biter · rugrat · leg biter · crumb snatcher · tot · tyke · toddler
Translations (93)
ga lapadán (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cmn 小孩子 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · arz طفل بيحبى (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb hwižk (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · yo ọmọ àfànítẹ̀ẹ̀tẹ́ (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb pjersk (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · dsb wjergel (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ckb پێخولە (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ckb نۆپێچکە (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · fa نوپا (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es párvulo (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · fr bambin (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es chiquilín (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · nb småbarn (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · de Hosenmatz (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cmn 小孩兒 /小孩儿 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · pt bebê (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · da småbarn (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb mały raws (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb mjeńše dźěćo (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · no tulle (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hu tipegő (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · sv småbarn (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · fy beuker (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · it piccolo (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · de Kleinkind (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es infante (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · dsb góletko (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · is smábarn (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ru ребёнок (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · gl meniña (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · pl maluszek (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · nn småbarn (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb šwjerč (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cmn 学步期儿童 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb cholowač (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · pl maluch (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ar طِفْل دَارِج (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · eo etulo (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · uk малю́к (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · zu ingane (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · bg прохождащо дете (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es nene (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · dsb benglišk (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cmn 小孩 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es chiwchi (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es niñito (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · de Dreikäsehoch (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ja 幼児 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · he פעוט (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · de Knirps (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es chipilín (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cy siwli (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · gl meniño (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ru карапу́з (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · he זאטוט (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ru малы́ш (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · it trotterellino (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · it piccola (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ko 유아 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cy siwlyn (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · dsb špingelišk (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cy plentyn bach (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es rorro (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · it bambina (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · nl peuter (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · el νήπιο (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ca nen (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cs batole (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · dsb małe góle (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ru то́ддлер (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · fr bambine (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · fi taapero (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · it trottolino (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · mi kōhungahunga (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ckb پێڕەوکە (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb cholowačk (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · id (anak) balita (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · sh hodonče (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · mi pangore (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · pt criancinha (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ru малы́шка (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ro copil mic (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · es nené (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · cmn 幼兒 /幼儿 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · dsb špingel (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ga imeachtaí linbh (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · ja 子供 (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · dsb małe (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb kadlčka (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · fr bébé (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · it bambino (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it) · hsb pjerach (young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it)