training wheels

American  

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a pair of small wheels attached one on each side of the rear wheel of a bicycle for stability while one is learning to ride.

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training wheels

I like to think of boxed cake as training wheels.

From Salon ● Jun. 14, 2026

Then look down, around you, at street level, and realize that we might be Manhattan with training wheels.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

"You can think of the fetal globin gene as the training wheels on a kid's bike," says Prof. Crossley.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 5, 2026

Then, in September 2025, the training wheels came off.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 20, 2025

Zayd doesn’t properly know how to ride a two-wheeler yet, since Baba just took off his training wheels last weekend.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan