two-year-old

Young horse racer

A two-year-old is a child or animal that has lived for two years.

The term commonly describes toddlers at a stage marked by emerging independence and tantrums—hence the phrase the terrible twos.

In horse racing, two-year-olds compete in dedicated events since age affects speed and development: a promising two-year-old filly.

As an adjective, it describes anything of that age: a two-year-old car, two-year-old whiskey.

development

toddler

Child learning to walk

vocabulary · motor skills · potty training · tantrums · independence · parallel play · imitation · curiosity · climbing · running

care

diaper

Absorbent infant undergarment

car seat · childproofing · daycare · pediatrician · vaccinations · growth chart · feeding schedule · sleep regression · teething · weaning

behavior

tantrums

Outbursts of childish anger

mine · hitting · biting · sharing · emotions · testing limits · whining · clingy · impulsive · attention span

age

months

Year's twelve parts

party · celebration · growth · size · weight · height · percentile · preschool readiness · infant · baby

Categories
Opposites
developmental stage/age

two-year-oldsenior citizen

Aged person, typically retired

octogenarian · centenarian · nonagenarian · old-timer · septuagenarian

dependency/autonomy

two-year-oldcaregiver

One providing daily assistance

parent · guardian

maturity/independence

two-year-oldadult

Mature person, legally responsible

grown-up · mature adult · fully-grown · man · woman

Family

two, year, old, twos, years, older, oldest, olden, elder

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G