as in infant
a young child who is just learning to walk
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Recent Examples of toddler
The easy-to-handle tiles help toddlers recognize colors, number graphing, build patterns, and shape puzzles.
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 10 July 2025
Officers found a toddler with a gunshot wound at the location.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Thousands commented on the clip with love and adoration for the toddler.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The impact of the massive spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net.
—Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 10 July 2025
Officers found a toddler with a gunshot wound at the location.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 10 July 2025
Thousands commented on the clip with love and adoration for the toddler.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
The impact of the massive spending bill that President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers — a segment of the population that is particularly vulnerable to cuts to the federal social safety net.
—Moriah Balingit, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddler
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Blake’s parents, wife and infant daughter are joining him, while Swanson mentioned his whole family is tagging along.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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This program sequenced the genomes of 100,000 infants to screen for over 200 rare, treatable genetic conditions.—
William A. Haseltine,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Leavitt became a polarizing figure after posting a video of herself dancing in front of her newborn who had been hospitalized with RSV.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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Tennessee, for example, requires hospitals to provide parents of newborns with information about pertussis, or whooping cough, and about the availability of a vaccine for pertussis, using information that’s in line with ACIP recommendations.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
30 June 2025
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Does a person with this much contempt for texts by day insist on reading aloud to his kids at night?—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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The kids grew up at home with Lawrence in Levelland, Texas.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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Instead of killing the child or turning him in, Mando takes the 50-year-old lil' tyke in search of a safe place for him while dodging other bounty hunters and what remains of the Imperial forces.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Ashley Johnson, who played the adorable tyke Chrissy Seaver on two seasons of Growing Pains, stopped by the Pod Meets World recording studio to chat with Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong, and Will Friedle.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
4 June 2025
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Dear Eric: My kiddo is hardworking, makes friends everywhere and is working on her third advanced degree.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
2 July 2025
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In fact, experts say that a kiddo playing alone is beneficial for their development.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
2 July 2025
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The fracas broke out when a group of youngsters tried to rob an older, more established group that was selling marijuana on the block, according to a police source with knowledge of the case.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
11 July 2025
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The youngster is likely destined for the American League for his first taste of professional hockey, which isn’t a bad thing.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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The Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and Elmore County paramedics responded to a call at 1:47 p.m. Saturday about an object piercing a windshield and injuring a child, the Sheriff’s Office said Monday in a news release.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
14 July 2025
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Central to his story is his birth on the dying planet Krypton and his arrival as an outsider to Kansas, and the creators of the comic, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, are children of European Jewish immigrants.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The warmer climate may also be beneficial for baby whales—called neonates—with poor temperature regulation.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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Whale shark neonates, like other shark species, do not receive any parental care after birth.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Toddler.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toddler. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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