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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In 1942, the mother of a toddler was given a shocking order: She was told that her child must be sent to a detention facility without her.
—Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
Some of the parents who say their toddlers were abused by employees at Parker-Chase Preschool in Roswell, about an hour north of Atlanta, were in the courtroom Monday waiting to voice their opposition to the pretrial diversion deals when Carnesale recused herself instead.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
But a toddler’s contributions are often clumsy and, like the efforts of my Montessori preschoolers in September, may actually result in more work for the adult—so the adult shoos the child away.
—Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
The teen appeared in more throwback photos as a toddler, including one taken on a mini golf course with dad Steph playing in the background.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 July 2025
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Sacha Pfeiffer, NPR, 22 July 2025
Some of the parents who say their toddlers were abused by employees at Parker-Chase Preschool in Roswell, about an hour north of Atlanta, were in the courtroom Monday waiting to voice their opposition to the pretrial diversion deals when Carnesale recused herself instead.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2025
But a toddler’s contributions are often clumsy and, like the efforts of my Montessori preschoolers in September, may actually result in more work for the adult—so the adult shoos the child away.
—Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025
The teen appeared in more throwback photos as a toddler, including one taken on a mini golf course with dad Steph playing in the background.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 21 July 2025
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“Toddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toddler. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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