toddler
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toddler
- /ˈtɑdlɚ/ US
- /ˈtɒdlə/ UK
Where it comes from
From toddle (“to walk unsteadily”) + -er – literally “one who walks unsteadily”, hence a young child.
noun toddlers
- A young child (typically between one and three years old) who has started walking but not fully mastered it. I can't believe Vanessa's baby is now a toddler already!
- One unsteady on their feet. He is sixty-five years old if he is a fortnight, while the girl has only just done with her dolls,and hos no more love for the toothless old toddler than I have for Mammy Wombat, the black gin.
- Any young child (typically before preadolescence) who is capable of walking. Toddlers & Tiaras
Similar: ankle-biter, crumb crusher, crumb snatcher, leg biter, preschooler, rugrat, sproglet, squirt, toddler, tot, tyke
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: tot, bambino, yearling, baby, childhood, child, kiddo, babe, boy, tyke, kid, youngster, rugrat, ankle-biter, munchkin, preschooler
noun
Similar: ankle-biter, crumb crusher, crumb snatcher, leg biter, preschooler, rugrat, sproglet, squirt, toddler, tot, tyke
Translations
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noun young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it
| Español | niñito, nené, nene, infante, chiquilín, chipilín |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 유아 yua |
| 日本語 | 幼児 yōji, 子供 kodomo |
| 中文 | 幼兒 /幼儿 yòu'ér, 小孩 xiǎohái, 小孩子 xiǎoháizi, 小孩兒 /小孩儿 xiǎoháir, 学步期儿童 |
| Português | criancinha, bebê |
| Français | bambin, bambine, bébé |
| Deutsch | Kleinkind, Hosenmatz, Knirps, Dreikäsehoch |
| Italiano | bambino, bambina, piccolo, piccola, trotterellino, trottolino |
| Ελληνικά | νήπιο nípio |
| Română | copil mic |
| Русский | ребёнок rebjónok, карапу́з karapúz, то́ддлер tóddler, малы́ш malýš, малы́шка malýška |
| العربية | طِفْل دَارِج ṭifl dārij |
| עברית | פעוט, זאטוט |
Talk about this word "toddler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/toddler. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. toddler. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/toddler "toddler." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/toddler.Cite this
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title = {toddler},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/toddler},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
