as in childhood
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Recent Examples of toddlerhood
Films like Look Who’s Talking and The Boss Baby have certainly tried and, to an extent, succeeded in capturing the joys and chaos of infancy and toddlerhood.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Mats are suitable from infancy through toddlerhood, but some models offer features that are more appropriate for one age than another.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025
Mats are suitable from infancy through toddlerhood, but some models offer features that are more appropriate for one age than another.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddlerhood
Noun
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Recently that ranged from a man in his 70s who lost his childhood sweetheart to cancer to a woman who was burying her beloved horse.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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The film captures Springsteen's complicated relationship with his father, Douglas (Stephen Graham), who suffered from mental illness and was distant throughout his childhood.—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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His boyhood home is available to visit in Lincoln City.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
29 Oct. 2025
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Danny Welbeck’s rich run continued with a stunning free kick against boyhood club Manchester United, his fifth goal in four appearances following match-winning doubles against Chelsea and Newcastle United.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And the problem doesn’t end with adolescence.—
Keyaira Boone,
Essence,
30 Oct. 2025
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The researchers found that a majority of teens - 60% - didn't use cannabis in adolescence.—
NPR,
NPR,
29 Oct. 2025
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Your music has been the soundtrack to generations of Black girlhood and womanhood.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
29 Sep. 2025
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There’s a difference between expressing one’s gender identity and participating in girlhood as a broader cultural condition.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Toddlerhood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddlerhood. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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