toddler
- a person who toddles, especially a young child learning to walk.
Origin of toddler
Examples from the Web for toddler
Contemporary Examples of toddler
When my oldest child was a toddler, I treated illuminated screens like plutonium.
The possibilities seem endless: Who needs a trip to the liquor store when the toddler can turn water into wine, amirite?
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’ StarKevin Fallon
October 31, 2014
Robbie Howell abducted his wife and their toddler across state lines.
He even looks down to address a toddler who is noisily playing in a red wagon.
Historical Examples of toddler
I have not seen her for four years, not since she was a mite of a toddler.
The Young Oarsmen of LakeviewRalph Bonehill
He had been worse since his wife died, when the boy was still a toddler.
Play the Game!Ruth Comfort Mitchell
A porter carried the big lunch-basket, and the little other mother led a toddler on each side, dodging the hurrying passengers.
The MintageElbert Hubbard
The boy looked down at the toddler beside him and then at the two little girls with weary contempt.
The Story of a Doctor's Telephone--Told by His WifeEllen M. Firebaugh
But in case you are unable to get into the diner, it is wise to take some simple things for your toddler and yourself to eat.
If Your Baby Must Travel in WartimeUnited States Department of Labor, Children's Bureau
toddler
- a young child, usually one between the ages of one and two and a half
- (modifier) designed or suitable for a toddlertoddler suits
Word Origin and History for toddler
1793, agent noun from toddle.