toddler

American  

[tod-ler] / ˈtɒd lər /

noun

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

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toddler British  

/ ˈtɒdlə /

noun

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

2. (modifier) designed or suitable for a toddler

   toddler suits

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Other Word Forms

• toddlerhood noun

Etymology

Origin of toddler

First recorded in 1785–95; toddle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Light, screens, noise and the boisterousness of his toddler and preschool-aged children at his own home set off more symptoms.

From The Wall Street Journal

Yet Mike and Claire embrace the cheese, luxuriate in it, like toddlers spinning around deliriously in their first snowfall.

From The Wall Street Journal

A wave of the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus is beginning to wash over the United States, sending greater numbers of babies and toddlers to the hospital for professional care.

From Los Angeles Times

A toddler who has been in hospital for most of his life is preparing to spend his first Christmas at home after finally being discharged.

From BBC

Most mornings, she picks up nine children, taking several older ones to elementary schools and toddlers and preschoolers to her home.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• child
• infant
• kid
• youngster