ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Toddlerhood

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈtɒdl̩əhʊd/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Toddlerhood is a noun meaning The period of one's life in which one is a toddler (“a young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old”).

Meaning

The period of one's life in which one is a toddler (“a young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old”).

Example Sentences

We’ve been friends ever since toddlerhood.
[T]he stage at which mother showed herself to her infant in her true colours was whilst breast feeding was still going on, and any difficulties that belonged to toddlerhood had their roots reaching back to this stage.
And, like most boring mothers, I fret about schools. Where I grew up, everyone went to the nearest village primary school and the local comprehensive. But here, since the earliest days of Isobel’s toddlerhood, my friends and acquaintances have been engaged in an arms race.

Word Forms

Synonyms for toddlerhood

Depending on context, synonyms include toddlerdom.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tweenager, tween, time, three, threes, tweenlight.

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