toddler

English

Etymology

toddle (walk unsteadily) + -er ((agent)) – literally “one who walks unsteadily”, hence a young child.

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Noun

toddler (plural toddlers)

  1. A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

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