: the toilet or bathroom—used by children or when talking to children
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Pull out the potty From a child’s point of view, the towering height, gaping bowl, and roaring noise of a full-sized toilet can be scary.—
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21 Aug. 2026 Banderas, 65, portrays the Portuguese chef whom Bourdain works for at the Dreadnaught, while Woodall, 29, Stavros Halkias and Michael Jibrin portray the potty-mouthed, hard-partying cooks Bourdain works with.—
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20 July 2026 Meanwhile, my niece is ready and the potty full of pee is passed above the table because there is no room to carry it around the side without spilling on the guests.—Literary Hub,
8 June 2026 Picking dog hair off of my clothes and cleaning up the potty messes outside (and potentially inside) were not my idea of fun.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for the potty