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

Both Beaches Resorts offer age-specific programming for infants (ages zero to two), toddlers (ages three to four), little kids (ages five to seven), older kids (ages eight to 10), tweens (ages 11 to 14), and teens (ages 15 to 17). —Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025

There are a wide variety of things available to donate, including car seats for toddlers, groceries for a family, winter coats, prescription medicine and many other items. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 21 Nov. 2025

And this toddler galaxy is throwing quite the tantrum. —Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Nov. 2025

And parents can reinforce the color names their toddlers learned in the first song with more content that teaches kids all about the rainbow, through mediums like JELL-O, cars, and a kaleidoscope. —Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 21 Nov. 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