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training pants

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)
  1. briefs or shorts of cotton with added thickness, worn by a young child during toilet training.


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Sadly, diapers do not, though toddler training pants and nighttime underwear do.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2022

To prepare, the players have been practicing in blue long-sleeved shirts and blue elastic training pants, gloves and wool hats this week in Columbus, occasionally battling snow flurries and temperatures in the teens.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2022

His prowess got him on “The Mike Douglas Show,” where, still wearing training pants, he competed with Bob Hope in a putting contest.

From Golf Digest • Apr. 30, 2020

From 2008 to 2012, sales for all manufacturers making training pants fell $150 million, with some parents opting to save money by using cheaper diapers, he said.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2013

So Sam said "No" and gave the training pants back to his mother.

From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry

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