toddler

noun

tod·​dler ˈtä-dᵊl-ər 

ˈtäd-lər

plural toddlers

: a person who toddles

especially : a young child usually between one and three years old

It's no secret that kids need plenty of sleep. For a preschooler (3 to 5 years old), that's as much as 11 to 13 hours, including naps; for a toddler (1 to 3), 12 to 14 hours; for a baby under 1, 14 to 15 hours.

—Stacey Colino

toddlerhood

ˈtä-dᵊl-ər-ˌhu̇d 

ˈtäd-lər-

noun

Examples of toddler in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The three women enjoyed oysters at a local restaurant and sang happy birthday to the toddler. —Jackie Tempera, People.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Mom is ‘passed out’ in driveway as toddler fatally run over by boyfriend, TX cops say March 16, 2025 1:01 PM Read Next Texas Man killed daughter’s boyfriend and hid body, Texas officials say. —Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025

Parents quickly posted their toddlers with the hashtag #dinosaurtime willingly eating vegetables for the first time under the guise of being a dinosaur. —Annabelle Canela, Parents, 19 Mar. 2025

The toddler was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said. —Paloma Chavez, Miami Herald, 19 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1815, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

toddler

noun

tod·​dler ˈtäd-lər 

-ᵊl-ər

: a young child

toddlerhood

-ˌhu̇d 

noun