as in infant
a young child who is just learning to walk
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Recent Examples of toddler
When the star was just an infant, and his older brother was a toddler, their father abandoned the family and left his mother as a single mom at 21.
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
While Barker has often referenced Rocky in interviews and social media — including designing toddler-sized sneakers for him — the couple has remained relatively private about their youngest child’s presence online.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2025
This is the perfect playlist to listen to with your toddler to get in the spirit of the season before heading out to go trick-or-treating.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
The high chair converts into a toddler armchair, baby dining chair, and baby rocking chair.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
While Barker has often referenced Rocky in interviews and social media — including designing toddler-sized sneakers for him — the couple has remained relatively private about their youngest child’s presence online.
—Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2025
This is the perfect playlist to listen to with your toddler to get in the spirit of the season before heading out to go trick-or-treating.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 31 Oct. 2025
The high chair converts into a toddler armchair, baby dining chair, and baby rocking chair.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddler
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The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, or WIC, offers food benefits, breastfeeding services and nutrition education to 65,000 Arkansas women, infants and children younger than five.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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The infant could be heard making sounds of struggling to breathe as the officers continued CPR.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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While newborns may only consume around 8-16 ounces of formula per day on average, that amount bumps to an average of 24-40 ounces a day by 6 months of age.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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Hamida discovers the newborn still attached to her corpse by umbilical cord and saves him, breastfeeding and caring for the infant as her own.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The kids' club received an overhaul in 2018.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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Proving that moms will do anything for their kids, Kim Kardashian joined North to dress up as her favorite TikTok stars, Jay Guapõ and Pink Cardigan.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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An inspiring 60-second spot from Pampers features an array of wee tykes, all being comforted or protected by the popular Procter & Gamble diaper.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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James, who was first introduced to TV viewers as Family Matters tyke Richie Crawford, has forged an impressive career in daytime.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
11 Aug. 2025
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See photos of the joyful fathers in Hollywood's older dad's club, spending quality time with their youngest kiddos.—
Anya Leon,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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It’s made of dense foam pieces, including a base, cushion and two triangle pillows, allowing kiddos to create forts and obstacle courses along with sturdy, comfortable seating.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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Things got slightly more chaotic when Kaufman introduced a child's costume that saw a youngster walk out to set with a barrel over his body, with the controversial — and subsequently canceled — Cracker Barrel logo on it.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers are set to return next year with Teoscar Hernandez in the outfield, with a need to find room for top youngster Dalton Rushing and with potential interest in acquiring a star slugger like Kyle Tucker.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Under the public trees, children ran exultantly between cars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Villages have been burned, civilians executed, and children targeted.—
Kim Aris,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Among these studies, 12 post-approval studies included 3,646 neonates, newborns, infants and children.—
Dr. Jade Cobern,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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The scientists also found several neonates and newborns in the area, Pardo-Pérez tells Flora Lichtman of Science Friday, which suggests that the site served as a nursery for the prehistoric animals.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 July 2025
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“Toddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddler. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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