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toilet-train

American  
[toi-lit-treyn] / ˈtɔɪ lɪtˌtreɪn /

verb (used with object)

  1. to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.


Example Sentences

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It took Mingus three or four weeks to toilet-train Nightlife.

From New York Times • Mar. 15, 2022

As the experiment continued, the animals continued to enter the “MooLoo,” building a habit, the researchers said, a sight they celebrated given that past efforts to toilet-train cattle had not been entirely successful.

From Washington Post • Sep. 15, 2021

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