toddler

noun

Definition of toddlernext
as in infant
a young child who is just learning to walk

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Recent Examples of toddler Parents shouldn't have to worry about what their toddler picks up on the way to preschool. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The audience is comprised of families who brought their kids of all ages, from toddler to teen. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026 The men said learning about the latest attack left them devastated for the mother and toddler, and determined to speak out. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 Lock’s father and granddad were Tigers, and that 3-year-old toddler became a 16-year-old following the same tradition on game days, still parking in the same spot outside Faurot Field. — Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toddler
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddler
  1. infant
  2. newborn
  3. kid
  4. tyke
  5. kiddo
  6. youngster
  7. child
  8. neonate
Noun
  • Two infants who were infected with measles have died in Pennsylvania this year, both too young to receive the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Even today human infants are helpless without at least one connection.
    — Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of infant
Noun
  • The alert included detailed clinical guidance for managing measles exposures and cases during pregnancy as well as cases in newborns.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
  • This is the most competitive time of year for New England’s hobbyists, who describe their giant pumpkins almost like parents describe a newborn.
    — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of newborn
Noun
  • Everyone thinks their kids’ slang is ridiculous and their parents’ politics naive.
    — Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Mitt reminds me of these famous sports dads — Earl Woods, Richard Williams, Marv Marinovich — who put a golf club or tennis racket or football in their kids’ cribs.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of kid
Noun
  • Jet Fans of the New York Jets will adore this slick moniker for a tiny tyke.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Told from a baby’s perspective, the Nickelodeon classic kept the action at ground (or carpet) level, offering a hilarious exploration of how tykes perceive and process adult concepts.
    — Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of tyke
Noun
  • Look at how, in Dance Party, Clint Smith recounts his speaker’s dance movement experience with his kiddos.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This pumpkin patch offers hay rides, corn mazes and a playground for the kiddos.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of kiddo
Noun
  • Cassegrain, mustachioed, silver-haired, and smiling, explains that during its early days, the pipes were popular with hip youngsters.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
  • But the ending hints at the possibility that the spirit of Jason may have leapt into the youngster.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of youngster
Noun
  • Health experts are also pushing the government to expand the program to vaccinate children over five.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The driver was still in the truck, as were two children, Moses said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of child
Noun
  • Males guard the eggs and newborn frogs, called neonates.
    — Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
Definition of neonate

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