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toddlerhood

American  
[tod-ler-hood] / ˈtɒd lərˌhʊd /

noun

  1. the state or time of being a toddler; early childhood.


Etymology

Origin of toddlerhood

toddler + -hood

Example Sentences

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Sometimes a tall sock and a short one; sometimes a Paw Patrol relic from toddlerhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The researchers identified multiple genetic factors underlying vocabulary size in infancy and toddlerhood.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2024

Relatively few studies examined the effects of air pollution exposure during early life, such as infancy and toddlerhood, and in childhood and adolescence.

From Salon • Dec. 8, 2022

Plus, unlike classic stages like infancy or toddlerhood, it is not a universal phenomenon—rather, it appears mostly in Western societies.

From Slate • Nov. 27, 2022

Jellyfish would have been around for everything else—birth, infancy, toddlerhood, childhood.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

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