toddler
noun
tod·dler
ˈtä-dᵊl-ər 
ˈtäd-lər
plural toddlers
: a person who toddles
especially
: a young child usually between one and three years old
It's no secret that kids need plenty of sleep. For a preschooler (3 to 5 years old), that's as much as 11 to 13 hours, including naps; for a toddler (1 to 3), 12 to 14 hours; for a baby under 1, 14 to 15 hours. —
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The stakes here for the rule of law couldn’t be higher, but the right approach for courts should be familiar to anyone who has raised a toddler.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
The toddler had wandered away from his home in Seligman, Arizona, about 180 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and into rough terrain.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
On Monday evening, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office got a report of the missing toddler, Boden Allen, who was reported to have walked away from his home in the small town of Seligman, Ariz., the agency said in a Facebook post.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The toddler wandered off from his home in Seligman sometime before 5 p.m. Monday, April 14, officials said in the post.
More than 40 search and rescue members, deputies and rangers searched for the child overnight, the department said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2025
The toddler had wandered away from his home in Seligman, Arizona, about 180 miles southeast of Las Vegas, and into rough terrain.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
On Monday evening, Yavapai County Sheriff's Office got a report of the missing toddler, Boden Allen, who was reported to have walked away from his home in the small town of Seligman, Ariz., the agency said in a Facebook post.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 16 Apr. 2025
The toddler wandered off from his home in Seligman sometime before 5 p.m. Monday, April 14, officials said in the post.
More than 40 search and rescue members, deputies and rangers searched for the child overnight, the department said.
—Brooke Baitinger, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Toddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toddler. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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