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toddlerhood

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɒdl̩əhʊd/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtɒdləhʊd/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈtɑd(ə)lɚˌhʊd/

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noun

Meaning 1

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”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • We’ve been friends ever since toddlerhood.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: toddlerdom

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From toddler + -hood (suffix forming nouns denoting conditions or states of being).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: kiçiklik — period of one’s life in which one is a toddler
  • Finnish: taaperoikä — period of one’s life in which one is a toddler
  • Finnish: taaperous — state of being a toddler