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toddler

[tod-ler] / ˈtɒd lər /
NOUN
baby
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Antonyms
STRONGEST


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The toddler became separated from a relative after visiting a playground in Merriam Close, Brantham, on Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk Police said.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Noah Woods, who disappeared on Tuesday, is pictured on the front page of the Independent after police confirm a body was found near where the toddler vanished.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

Trent Nettles was a toddler on Sept. 11, 2001.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

And then if you have more than one child, you may well be managing that defiant toddler while simultaneously experiencing the hormone crash, the sleeplessness, the bobble-headed feeling of the newborn period all over again.

From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026

The first time he’d done it was when their second child, Lucy, was a toddler.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech

As he spoke, mothers in the back rows swayed from side to side, hugging exhausted toddlers who had missed nap time.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

More than 40,000 cases – which range from coughs to bronchitis and more serious conditions like pneumonia – involve toddlers.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

As Lenny left the stage, an exodus of crying babies, sugar-crashed toddlers and bleary-eyed parents trickled down the steep stairs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Even with the ongoing transition, there are not enough child-care slots to care for all of the toddlers and infants who need it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

“Next time we go back to your house, we can look for your mom’s password,” Natalie said in the fake cheerful voice people used with toddlers.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix




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