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. —
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Two dogs turned vicious without warning and killed a toddler in eastern North Carolina, according to police.
—Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
The toddler, identified as Kohen Wiley, was sitting in his mother's car when police allegedly opened fire on it, attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family, said in a statement.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Your toddler can access their own food as needed.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
In these later seventeenth-century birth figures, which depict the interventions of hands and arms and rods and string, wombs are no longer playrooms for acrobatic toddlers.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
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Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026
The toddler, identified as Kohen Wiley, was sitting in his mother's car when police allegedly opened fire on it, attorney Ben Crump, who is representing the family, said in a statement.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Your toddler can access their own food as needed.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
In these later seventeenth-century birth figures, which depict the interventions of hands and arms and rods and string, wombs are no longer playrooms for acrobatic toddlers.
—Literary Hub, 16 June 2026
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“Toddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toddler. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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