单词 | toddle |
释义 | toddlen. Originally Scottishand English regional (northern). 1. a. The action of walking or running with short unsteady steps; an unsteady or faltering walk. Frequently with reference to a young child learning to walk. on the toddle: walking with an unsteady gait; toddling. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > with short unsteady steps toddle?1800 toddling1838 ?1800 E. Smith Scath of France 37 Waes me, how oft it is the case, Thy barny shows its winter face, Wi' running toddle. 1837 B. D. Walsh tr. Aristophanes Knights i. iii, in Comedies 186 Now falling and now on the toddle. 1871 R. D. Blackmore Maid of Sker v, in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Aug. 149/1 The little thing..set off in the bravest toddle for the very bow of the boat. 1901 B. Holmes Lect. (1905) IX. 186 The very walk of the Lily Footed lady—a stilted, uncertain toddle—betrays the suffering resulting from a simple promenade. 1971 Motor Boating & Sailing Aug. 83/1 Most of the village population seems to show up, certainly all the children who can muster anything from a toddle to a trot. 2011 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Jan. As an infant, I delayed taking my first steps because I wanted my first toddle to be flawless. b. colloquial. A leisurely walk, a stroll. Hence figurative: an easy or straightforward task, a ‘walk in the park’ (cf. doddle n.3). ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking leisurely or idly > an act of lounge1806 stroll1814 dander1821 toddle1825 saunter1828 paseo1832 pasear1847 potter1897 crawl1905 passeggiata1950 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy I. 32 He has been known to have bagged three sparrows after a toodle of three miles. 1830 Sketch of Boston Election 46 A toddle from Chanery-Lane [sic] down to the Bench, must be much more agreeable than a trip to a certain place..Oldgate or Newgate, it don't much matter. 1887 ‘S. Tytler’ Disappeared vi. 93 I'm off to-morrow morning for a toddle in your delectable Germany. 1921 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Heel of Achilles xiii. 199 Let you and me go off somewhere on our own... I'm game for a toddle, if you are. 1964 N.Y. Times 2 Feb. s2/3 At the starting line an Englishman said disgustingly: ‘It's a toddle for Zardini now.’ 2014 Racing Post (Nexis) 25 July 10 A quick toddle down to the local betting shop. 2. colloquial. A toddling child, a toddler. Cf. toddles n. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] wenchelc890 childeOE littleOE littlingOE hired-childc1275 smalla1300 brolla1325 innocentc1325 chickc1330 congeonc1330 impc1380 faunt1382 young onec1384 scionc1390 weea1400 birdc1405 chickenc1440 enfaunta1475 small boyc1475 whelp1483 burden1490 little one1509 brat?a1513 younkerkin1528 kitling1541 urchin1556 loneling1579 breed1586 budling1587 pledge?1587 ragazzo1591 simplicity1592 bantling1593 tadpole1594 two-year-old1594 bratcheta1600 lambkin1600 younker1601 dandling1611 buda1616 eyas-musketa1616 dovelinga1618 whelplinga1618 puppet1623 butter printa1625 chit1625 piggy1625 ninnyc1626 youngster1633 fairya1635 lap-child1655 chitterling1675 squeaker1676 cherub1680 kid1690 wean1692 kinchin1699 getlingc1700 totum17.. charity-child1723 small girl1734 poult1739 elfin1748 piggy-wiggy1766 piccaninny1774 suck-thumb18.. teeny1802 olive1803 sprout1813 stumpie1820 sexennarian1821 totty1822 toddle1825 toddles1828 poppet1830 brancher1833 toad1836 toddler1837 ankle-biter1840 yarkera1842 twopenny1844 weeny1844 tottykins1849 toddlekins1852 brattock1858 nipper1859 sprat1860 ninepins1862 angelet1868 tenas man1870 tad1877 tacker1885 chavvy1886 joey1887 toddleskin1890 thumb-sucker1891 littlie1893 peewee1894 tyke1894 che-ild1896 kiddo1896 mother's bairn1896 childling1903 kipper1905 pick1905 small1907 God forbid1909 preadolescent1909 subadolescent1914 toto1914 snookums1919 tweenie1919 problem child1920 squirt1924 trottie1924 tiddler1927 subteen1929 perisher1935 poopsie1937 pre-schooler1937 pre-teen1938 pre-teener1940 juvie1941 sprog1944 pikkie1945 subteenager1947 pre-teenager1948 pint-size1954 saucepan lid1960 rug rat1964 smallie1984 bosom-child- the world > people > person > baby or infant > [noun] childOE baban?c1225 fauntekin1377 infant1382 babea1393 fauntelet1393 babyc1400 lakinc1440 mop1440 chrisomer1574 tenderling1587 chrisom1596 childling1648 flosculet1648 bratling1652 lullaby-cheat1665 strangera1674 child (also infant, baby) in armsa1675 hoppet1695 tot1725 bambino1761 weanie1786 tiny1797 dot1800 trudgeon1814 toddle1825 toddles1828 yearnling1829 dab1833 toddler1837 baba1841 arrival1846 teeny-tiny1849 toddlekins1852 mite1853 trot1854 babelet1856 nestler1866 spoon-child1868 bubby1885 chavvy1886 bub1889 kiddy1889 toddleskin1890 newborn1893 kidlet1899 kidling1899 bubba1906 bundle of joy1924 liddly1929 mammet1932 snork1941 kiddywink1957 sproglet1987 1825 J. Jamieson Etymol. Dict. Sc. Lang. Suppl. at Tod Toddle, a designation given to a child, or to a neat person of a small size. 1882 Society 18 Nov. 23/1 A..little pelisse..for a toddle of two-and-a-half. 2014 H. Allen Saga of Country Girl x. 60 On the second floor of the building lived a man with his three little children, the older one was not quite old enough to go to school and the youngest was just a toddle. Derivatives ˈtoddlekins n. (also toddlekin) colloquial(now rare) (a name for) a toddling child or toddler; cf. toddleskin n. at toddles n. Derivatives. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] wenchelc890 childeOE littleOE littlingOE hired-childc1275 smalla1300 brolla1325 innocentc1325 chickc1330 congeonc1330 impc1380 faunt1382 young onec1384 scionc1390 weea1400 birdc1405 chickenc1440 enfaunta1475 small boyc1475 whelp1483 burden1490 little one1509 brat?a1513 younkerkin1528 kitling1541 urchin1556 loneling1579 breed1586 budling1587 pledge?1587 ragazzo1591 simplicity1592 bantling1593 tadpole1594 two-year-old1594 bratcheta1600 lambkin1600 younker1601 dandling1611 buda1616 eyas-musketa1616 dovelinga1618 whelplinga1618 puppet1623 butter printa1625 chit1625 piggy1625 ninnyc1626 youngster1633 fairya1635 lap-child1655 chitterling1675 squeaker1676 cherub1680 kid1690 wean1692 kinchin1699 getlingc1700 totum17.. charity-child1723 small girl1734 poult1739 elfin1748 piggy-wiggy1766 piccaninny1774 suck-thumb18.. teeny1802 olive1803 sprout1813 stumpie1820 sexennarian1821 totty1822 toddle1825 toddles1828 poppet1830 brancher1833 toad1836 toddler1837 ankle-biter1840 yarkera1842 twopenny1844 weeny1844 tottykins1849 toddlekins1852 brattock1858 nipper1859 sprat1860 ninepins1862 angelet1868 tenas man1870 tad1877 tacker1885 chavvy1886 joey1887 toddleskin1890 thumb-sucker1891 littlie1893 peewee1894 tyke1894 che-ild1896 kiddo1896 mother's bairn1896 childling1903 kipper1905 pick1905 small1907 God forbid1909 preadolescent1909 subadolescent1914 toto1914 snookums1919 tweenie1919 problem child1920 squirt1924 trottie1924 tiddler1927 subteen1929 perisher1935 poopsie1937 pre-schooler1937 pre-teen1938 pre-teener1940 juvie1941 sprog1944 pikkie1945 subteenager1947 pre-teenager1948 pint-size1954 saucepan lid1960 rug rat1964 smallie1984 bosom-child- the world > people > person > baby or infant > [noun] childOE baban?c1225 fauntekin1377 infant1382 babea1393 fauntelet1393 babyc1400 lakinc1440 mop1440 chrisomer1574 tenderling1587 chrisom1596 childling1648 flosculet1648 bratling1652 lullaby-cheat1665 strangera1674 child (also infant, baby) in armsa1675 hoppet1695 tot1725 bambino1761 weanie1786 tiny1797 dot1800 trudgeon1814 toddle1825 toddles1828 yearnling1829 dab1833 toddler1837 baba1841 arrival1846 teeny-tiny1849 toddlekins1852 mite1853 trot1854 babelet1856 nestler1866 spoon-child1868 bubby1885 chavvy1886 bub1889 kiddy1889 toddleskin1890 newborn1893 kidlet1899 kidling1899 bubba1906 bundle of joy1924 liddly1929 mammet1932 snork1941 kiddywink1957 sproglet1987 1852 C. J. Mathews (title) Little Toddlekins. 1867 Once a Week 7 Dec. 663/1 He had..no kisses for the youngest girl, a toddlekin of two years old. 1879 G. A. Sala Paris herself Again I. xvii. 287 There were many little manikins and toddlekins. 1919 Jrnl. Mich. State Med. Soc. 18 9/2 The unqualified midwife and the careless or inexperienced physician, who may bury the poor little ‘toddlekins’ through ill-timed or misapplied instrumentation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). toddlev. Originally Scottish and English regional (northern). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > mere amusement > do for mere amusement [verb (transitive)] > toy or trifle with toddle?a1513 sport?1545 finger1587 quiddlea1652 flirt1859 trick1881 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 245 He..todlit with hir lyk ane quhelp. 2. a. intransitive. To walk or run with short unsteady steps. Esp. of a young child learning to walk. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > with short unsteady steps toddle?1590 paddle1606 dade1612 diddle1632 daddle1710 dacker1817 tottle1822 tot1824 poddle1827 ?1590–1 J. Burel Passage of Pilgremer i, in Poems sig. N2 [The mole] Quhiles dodling, and todling, Vpon fowr prettie feit. 1786 R. Burns Poems & Songs (1968) I. ii. 154 The vera wee things, toddlan, rin, Wi' stocks out owre their shouther. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1783 II. 457 [Johnson:] I should like to come and have a cottage in your park, toddle about, live mostly on milk, and be taken care of by Mrs. Boswell. 1804 C. Smith Conversations I. 23 It would be curious..if I was to be tied to my mother's apron string, and taddle about so. a1806 Alison Gross x, in R. Jamieson Pop. Ballads & Songs (1806) II. ii. 315/1 She's turn'd me into an ugly worm, And gar'd me toddle about the tree. 1840 W. M. Thackeray Catherine vii When his strength enabled him to toddle abroad. 1859 J. G. Holland Gold Foil xxiii. 266 The first little lambs of the season toddle by the side of their dams. 1879 H. George Progress & Poverty ix. iv. 412 The child just beginning to toddle or to talk will make new efforts. 1930 ‘E. Queen’ French Powder Myst. p. xvi Ellery's son has learned to toddle. 1963 A. Baron Lowlife ix. 73 The little kipper toddled between us, holding both our hands, and over his head we talked. 2012 Green Parent Apr. 14/3 She still came toddling into our room at around midnight to spend the remainder of her sleep time cuddling with mummy and daddy. b. intransitive. colloquial. To walk with short easy steps; to saunter, stroll. Hence: to proceed in a leisurely or unhurried manner; to go (away), to be off. Now usually with adverbs, as off, along. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or carelessly lop1587 dander?1590 dandle?1590 lolla1657 saunter1671 sidle1697 sail1699 toddle1726 lollop1745 to loll it1796 waltz1862 faffle1869 flane1876 the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk, tread, or step [verb (intransitive)] stepOE bistepa1250 to set footc1300 treada1400–50 foota1425 trade1547 stride1596 ambulate1598 purmeinea1614 walka1628 conculcate1657 to tread the ground1691 toddle1819 sashay1878 society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > go on foot [verb (intransitive)] > leisurely or idly raik?c1350 troll1377 spacea1425 jet1530 spacierc1550 snaffle1611 spatiate1626 saunter1671 stroll1680 trollopa1745 dangle1778 doiter1793 stroam1796 browse1803 soodle1821 potter1824 streek1827 streel1839 pasear1840 toddle1848 bummel1900 1726 in A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. II. 83 Couldna my Love come todlen hame. 1805 R. Anderson Ballads in Cumberland Dial. 59 Now, wi' twee groats and tuppence, I'll e'en toddle heame. 1819 J. H. Vaux New Vocab. Flash Lang. in Memoirs II. 219 Come, let us toddle, is a familiar phrase, signifying, let us be going. 1848 W. M. Thackeray Bk. Snobs xli. 160 We toddled into the Park for an hour. 1882 G. J. Romanes Animal Intelligence xii. 359 It [sc. the hare or rabbit] merely toddles along with the weasel toddling behind, until tamely allowing itself to be overtaken. 1926 D. L. Sayers Clouds of Witness i. 19 My sister and Mrs. Pettigrew-Robinson toddled on up. ?1970 J. Perry & D. Croft Dad's Army: Scripts 4th Ser. Episode 9. 388/2 When I got home, I had the rough end of my governor's tongue, I can tell you. He thought I had toddled off with a bit of fluff. 1992 J. Torrington Swing Hammer Swing! i. 5 Off you toddle, Matthew. I'll catch you up. 1999 Bike Dec. 75/1 Toddle along at 40-odd..squeeze the lever to weight the tyre, then stop as hard as you dare. 2015 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 10 Jan. (Weekend section) 3 Most of us who toddle down to the gym three times a week do not need to be necking supplements. c. intransitive. figurative. Of a stream: to flow. Of a river: to run slowly, calmly, or meanderingly. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > rivers and streams > action of river > flow (of river) [verb (intransitive)] flowa1000 roil?c1400 resorta1552 rill1621 relate1653 put1670 toddle1773 vent1784 tail1889 1773 [implied in: R. Fergusson Poems 116 Cou'd..todling burns that smoothly play O'er gowden bed, Compare wi' Birks of Indermay? (at toddling adj.)]. 1823 J. Kennedy Poems & Songs 98 In simmer drought, the siller rill That todelt neath my pasture hill. 1838 J. Struthers Poet. Tales 78 Owre hagg or hill, Whar Irvine todlin rins alang, A wee bit rill. 1915 J. H. B. Browne On staying at Home 22 Here the Annan begins to flow to the Solway, just as on the other side of these pent-house hills the Tweed went toddling to the North Sea. 1998 A. Kotlowitz Other Side of River xxv. 231 Even then, at its swiftest, the river toddles along; a series of riffles in a small stream is moving three to four times as fast. 3. transitive. To cause to toddle; to convey in a leisurely or unhurried manner. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > walk upon or tread [verb (transitive)] > cause to walk with short unsteady steps toddle1791 1791 F. Burney Diary 4 June (1842) V. 211 Catching me fast by the arm..she safely toddled me back. 1889 C. Teesdale in Duke of Beaufort et al. Driving (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) xvi. 335 Why, if it had been an old lady he had been driving, he would have taken an hour and forty-five minutes toddling her down! 1987 P. Gregory Wideacre xiv. 343 Then he stooped over Julia and set her on her feet, and toddled her round to the stable yard. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > action of boiling > boil [verb (intransitive)] > with bubbling or agitation > gently toddle1806 1806 A. Douglas Poems 67 A junt o' beef, baith fat and fresh, Aft in your pat be todlin! 1927 ‘H. McDiarmid’ Lucky Bag 3 Till guid meat toddles in the pot And supper's on the way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1800v.?a1513 |
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