toddler
Just learning steps
A toddler is a young child who has learned to walk but hasn't yet mastered the skill—typically between ages one and three.
The word captures the unsteady, tottering gait characteristic of this stage: The toddler wobbled across the room.
By extension, toddler describes products and services aimed at this age group: toddler bed, toddler classes.
Absorbent infant undergarment
- highchairTall infant seat
- strollerWheeled infant conveyance
- bibMealtime chest covering
- cribSmall bed with rails
nap · bedtime · sunscreen · childproofing · wipes · potty · feeding · bathing
Notable points of progress
- walkingLocomotion on foot
- talkingProducing speech aloud
- crawlingMoving on hands, knees
- standingPosition, physical or social
teething · weaning · potty-training · self-feeding · running · climbing · jumping · babbling
Uncontrolled display of frustration
- meltdownCatastrophic loss of control
- fussyExcessively particular
- clingyTending to hold on
- curiousEager to learn
exploring · stubborn · defiant · whining · biting · hitting · sharing · mischievous
Eager to learn
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- playfulInclined toward fun
- energeticHaving much vigor
- wobblyTending to teeter
chubby · adorable · wide-eyed · trusting · fearless · messy · loud · affectionate
Objects for amusement
- sandboxEnclosed play area
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
- peekabooFace-hiding infant amusement
- hide-and-seekConcealment pursuit pastime
playdate · swingset · tricycle · blocks · crayons · playdough · dollhouse · teddybear
One providing daily assistance
- daycareChild supervision facility
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- babysitterHired child caretaker
- nannyHired child caretaker
pediatrician · childcare · supervision · nurturing · discipline · routine · schedule · attachment
diaper
Absorbent infant undergarment
crib · nap · bedtime · sunscreen · childproofing · wipes · potty · feeding · bathing · dressing
milestones
Notable points of progress
standing · teething · weaning · potty-training · self-feeding · running · climbing · jumping · babbling · pointing
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
curious · exploring · stubborn · defiant · whining · biting · hitting · sharing · mischievous · impulsive
curious
Eager to learn
wobbly · chubby · adorable · wide-eyed · trusting · fearless · messy · loud · affectionate · giggly
toys
Objects for amusement
hide-and-seek · playdate · swingset · tricycle · blocks · crayons · playdough · dollhouse · teddybear · puzzles
caregiver
One providing daily assistance
- daycareChild supervision facility
- preschoolEarly childhood educational program
- babysitterHired child caretaker
nanny · pediatrician · childcare · supervision · nurturing · discipline · routine · schedule · attachment · bonding
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- childrenkids, baby, infant, youngster, tot
- developmentgrowth, progress, advancement, expansion, improvement
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- family membersmother, father, sister, brother, son
- studentsstudent, freshman, university students, sophomore, pupil
toddleradult
Mature person, legally responsible
elder · senior citizen · grown-up · senior · mature adult
- toddle offLeave unhurriedly
- toddler bedSmall child's sleeping furniture
- toddler years
- toddler tantrumsYoung child's emotional outbursts
- toddler proof
- toddled offLeft with unsteady gait
toddlers, toddle, toddling, toddlerhood, toddled, toddlerdom, toddlerish