toddlers

noun

plural of toddler
as in infants
a young child who is just learning to walk

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Recent Examples of toddlers Both toddlers wore classic black-and-white sneakers courtesy of Adidas. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 27 June 2026 Babies and toddlers tend to struggle in concert environments, and the volume can damage young ears. — Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026 Fleming was one of a dozen people at the home when the home was shot at, including two toddlers, a 6-year-old and a teenager, a police report said. — Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 July 2026 Jude, meanwhile, was shifting from tossing cones to tugging at his ears, afflicted with the same malady that had landed several of the toddlers on the room’s version of the injury list. — ABC News, 30 June 2026 Most pediatric experts caution against bringing babies and toddlers to large concerts because unregulated sound levels can damage their hearing. — Lauren Schuster, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 This small city on Florida’s central Gulf Coast offers an escape everyone in the family will enjoy, from toddlers all the way up to the grandparents. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Hilton previously posted a video alongside her toddlers and her husband, Carter Reum, showing off the family's matching USMNT jerseys. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026 Since launching her YouTube channel in 2019, educator and children's entertainer Rachel Griffin Accurso has become one of the most powerful forces in kids' media, teaching millions of toddlers everything from the alphabet to emotional regulation. — Steven Bertoni, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for toddlers
  1. infants
  2. kids
  3. newborn
  4. tykes
  5. youngsters
  6. neonates
  7. children
  8. kiddos
Noun
  • And with that decision, the company narrowed the chance that the mother’s anguish could draw attention to any danger the formula might pose to other infants.
    — David Hilzenrath, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • This incremental approach begins with infants, aiming to cultivate support for individualized market returns over collective Social Security guarantees.
    — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of infants
Noun
  • On Sundays, Kenyon opens the gates of his homestead to kids from Cherbourg, and anyone else who wants to ride bulls.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Both of the soon-to-be newlyweds have talked openly about wanting to have kids.
    — Bryan West, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Definition of kids
Noun
  • The details are buried under language like ‘contribution pilot program,’ IRS form numbers, and are built for compliance rather than someone holding a newborn.
    — Natalie Gordon, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • The 49-year-old, now a mother to four sons, shared a photo of her breastfeeding a newborn on Instagram.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Definition of newborn
Noun
  • Now that these lovable chaos agents are joined by all manner of fearsome, gelatinous people-eaters, parents might be wondering whether to have their youngest tykes sit this installment out.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • That backstory might prove disturbing for younger tykes, as will a vicious battle between Sebastian and two menacing dogs, no doubt accounting for the film’s PG rating.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 27 Apr. 2026
Definition of tykes
Noun
  • Indonesia The wonders found across the Indonesian archipelago are innumerable, and most are incredibly well suited for youngsters, too.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 June 2026
  • Some of the youngsters work inside the Cub Foods in north Minneapolis.
    — Reg Chapman, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of youngsters
Noun
  • Males guard the eggs and newborn frogs, called neonates.
    — Ana V. Longo, The Conversation, 24 June 2026
  • There have been publications about nicotine transmission and neonates after blood transfusion.
    — Torie Bosch, STAT, 1 June 2026
Definition of neonates
Noun
  • In Lebanon, at least 100,000 children risk missing out on school unless classrooms damaged by Israeli strikes are urgently repaired or rebuilt before September, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF has warned.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • His mission to catch adults who prey on children was launched when a friend in cybersecurity told him about the online danger.
    — Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of children
Noun
  • Kylie also explains her decision to leave her kiddos at home in Philadelphia.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
  • But younger kiddos may just want to play in the water without getting knocked around by the waves.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 29 June 2026
Definition of kiddos

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