toddler
A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered itA young child (typically between one and three years old) who has started walking but not fully mastered it.
» You shouldn't give money to a toddler.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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!
Kleinkind, Hosenmatz, Knirps
ребёнокrebjónok, карапу́зkarapúz, то́ддлерtóddler
малю́кmaljúk
a young child who is just beginning to walk
(broadly, figuratively)One unsteady on their feet.
(broadly, colloquial, rare)Any young child (typically before preadolescence) who is capable of walking.
Toddlers & Tiaras
He gave up, said the sixes were being too rowdy... Can't believe he's scared of literal toddlers!
Examples
41 sentencesYou shouldn't give money to a toddler.
At that time, Tom was just a toddler.
How can I get my toddler to eat vegetables?
Is your toddler hyperactive?
Tom is still a toddler.
Translations
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Origin
From toddle (“to walk unsteadily”) + -er – literally “one who walks unsteadily”, hence a yFrom toddle (“to walk unsteadily”) + -er – literally “one who walks unsteadily”, hence a young child.
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