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

Throughout the months after Elijah’s disappearance, the Two Rivers Police Department offered regular updates on their search for the missing toddler. —Zoe Sottile, CNN, 13 Sep. 2024

One of the harder things about being a dad to a toddler is introducing video games to my son. —Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2024

California 3-year-old, left in truck, runs over another toddler. —Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024

That means cheese, everything but the kitchen sink-style omelets and chia seed pudding for the toddler. —Carlie Kollath Wells, Axios, 11 Sep. 2024

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