potty breaks

Toddler restroom stops

Potty breaks are brief pauses to use the toilet, especially during activities that don't allow easy interruption—long car trips, meetings, or children's routines.

The term is informal and slightly childish, borrowed from potty training vocabulary: Let's take a potty break before the movie starts.

Adults use it with mild self-deprecating humor.

Related

number one · toddler · diaper · training · big kid underwear · urgency · bladder · wiggles · accident · pullups · squirming · hurry · flush · wipes · preschool · roadtrip · pitstop · sippy

Categories
Opposites
duration of bathroom activity

potty breaksbath time

Scheduled period for bathing

bubble bath · shower · spa treatment

continuity of activity

potty breaksholding it

Maintaining physical possession

no breaks · continuous play

Family

potty, breaks, pots, potties, break, broken, breaking, breaker, breakers

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G