Definitions vary, but typically a toddler is a young child who is learning to walk. We quite like this definition taken from the Online Etymology Dictionary:[1]
toddler (n.)
1793, agent noun from toddle. Toddlekins is from 1839.
toddle (v.)
"to run or walk with short, unsteady steps," c. 1600, Scottish and northern British, of uncertain origin, possibly related to totter (1530s); an earlier sense of "to toy, play" is found c. 1500.
But what really is a toddler?
Well, this question has a whole plethora of answers! Let's look at a few quite quickly:
Toddlers are...
Some days will be much easier, and others may drive you to despair.
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[1] Definition of Toddler from the Online Etymology Dictionary. Available online at: toddler | Etymology, origin and meaning of toddler by etymonline