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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

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Such neuronal “pruning” and refining typically occurs at key junctures—think toddlerhood and puberty—suggesting that a leaner brain may be more nimble.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 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

Eleven-year-old Emma Basques had identified as a girl since toddlerhood.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 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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