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. —
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Hormones grow the helpless newborn into a rough-and-tumble toddler who gains height through the hormones that lengthen the bones.
—Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Burnett cooed at a toddler sitting in his mother’s lap.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Police said a Golden Alert was subsequently launched for the toddler, who had autism and was nonverbal.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
On a bench outside, as mums with their toddlers drink coffee, Trusty is talking about his start in a sport he was mocked for playing as a youngster.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
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Literary Hub, 20 May 2026
Burnett cooed at a toddler sitting in his mother’s lap.
—Emily Holshouser
may 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
Police said a Golden Alert was subsequently launched for the toddler, who had autism and was nonverbal.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
On a bench outside, as mums with their toddlers drink coffee, Trusty is talking about his start in a sport he was mocked for playing as a youngster.
—Greg O'Keeffe, New York Times, 16 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for toddler
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“Toddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toddler. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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