toddlingn.

Brit.

/ˈtɒdl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈtɒdlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɑd(ə)lɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: toddle v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < toddle v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier toddle n.

1. A small child, esp. one who is learning to walk. See toddler n. 2. Now archaic.

ΚΠ

1828 G. Beauclerk Journey to Marocco xix. 280 A little fellow of six years old, with a troop of fat toddlings.

1897 Country Life 16 Oct. 404/2 Often three or even four generations may be seen picking [hops] together..—great-grandfathers and grandmothers..and tiny toddlings.

1907 Westminster 6 July 21/1 ‘But you promised us a cake.’..‘Never mind, toddlings; sister Lotty will bake you some cookies.’

1977 W. P. Dias Love & Marriage in Shakespeare viii. 285 A toddling who goes on all fours has no fear of falling.

1990 M. Rodgers Proud Hearts ix. 95 Why do toddlings find such delight in substances the consistency of mud?

2. The action or an act of walking or running with short unsteady steps. Esp. with reference to a young child learning to walk.figurative in quot. 1838.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > with short unsteady steps

toddle?1800

toddling1838

1838 T. Hood Animal Magnetism in Comic Ann. 100 The crazy toddlings and twaddlings of a bemused mind.

1878 V. Durrant Mod. Minister II. xxv. 281 The first toddling of her tiny feet.

a1911 T. Dreiser Jennie Gerhardt (1992) xxiv. 183 On the earliest bright morning of returning spring, he was wont to take her for her first toddlings abroad.

1982 D. Wood Move, sing, listen, Play 7 Crawling, seat-sliding, rolling and toddling of the one year old, involve the whole body.

2003 Backpacker Dec. 88/1 As you advance from crawling to toddling, your body position becomes less stable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

toddlingadj.

Brit.

/ˈtɒdl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˈtɒdlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɑd(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: see toddle v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: toddle v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < toddle v.+ -ing suffix².

That toddles (in various senses); esp. walking with short unsteady steps. Frequently with reference to a child learning to walk.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with short unsteady steps

toddling1773

paddling1792

1773 R. Fergusson Poems 116 Cou'd..todling burns that smoothly play O'er gowden bed, Compare wi' Birks of Indermay?

1793 J. Thelwall Peripatetic II. 88 A toddling curley-pated infant.

1843 H. W. Herbert Marmaduke Wyvil iv. 18 The cheerful congregation..including every inmate of the village, from the blind frail octogenarian to the wee toddling prattler.

1861 Fraser's Mag. 4 Nov. 570/1 The poor little child, the toddling innocent.

1883 Congregationalist July 585 Toying with a tiny, toddling bull-pup.

1905 F. Treves Other Side of Lantern ii. ix. 83 A toddling princess who was the joy of her father's life.

1957 Woman's Day (N.Y.) July 3/2 Be sure baby is umbrella-sheltered and keep an eye on toddling beachcombers.

1988 R. Ford in Harper's Mag. June 38/2 A wide, public man, a toddling character in a blue suit with change in his pockets.

2014 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 9 Nov. (Escape section) 10 Neighbourhood matriarchs..gossip while corralling toddling grandchildren.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	toddling
释义	toddlingn. Brit. /ˈtɒdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈtɒdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɑd(ə)lɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: toddle v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < toddle v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare earlier toddle n. 1. A small child, esp. one who is learning to walk. See toddler n. 2. Now archaic. ΚΠ 1828 G. Beauclerk Journey to Marocco xix. 280 A little fellow of six years old, with a troop of fat toddlings. 1897 Country Life 16 Oct. 404/2 Often three or even four generations may be seen picking [hops] together..—great-grandfathers and grandmothers..and tiny toddlings. 1907 Westminster 6 July 21/1 ‘But you promised us a cake.’..‘Never mind, toddlings; sister Lotty will bake you some cookies.’ 1977 W. P. Dias Love & Marriage in Shakespeare viii. 285 A toddling who goes on all fours has no fear of falling. 1990 M. Rodgers Proud Hearts ix. 95 Why do toddlings find such delight in substances the consistency of mud? 2. The action or an act of walking or running with short unsteady steps. Esp. with reference to a young child learning to walk.figurative in quot. 1838. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [noun] > manner of walking > with short unsteady steps toddle?1800 toddling1838 1838 T. Hood Animal Magnetism in Comic Ann. 100 The crazy toddlings and twaddlings of a bemused mind. 1878 V. Durrant Mod. Minister II. xxv. 281 The first toddling of her tiny feet. a1911 T. Dreiser Jennie Gerhardt (1992) xxiv. 183 On the earliest bright morning of returning spring, he was wont to take her for her first toddlings abroad. 1982 D. Wood Move, sing, listen, Play 7 Crawling, seat-sliding, rolling and toddling of the one year old, involve the whole body. 2003 Backpacker Dec. 88/1 As you advance from crawling to toddling, your body position becomes less stable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). toddlingadj. Brit. /ˈtɒdl̩ɪŋ/, /ˈtɒdlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɑd(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: see toddle v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: toddle v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < toddle v.+ -ing suffix². That toddles (in various senses); esp. walking with short unsteady steps. Frequently with reference to a child learning to walk. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with short unsteady steps toddling1773 paddling1792 1773 R. Fergusson Poems 116 Cou'd..todling burns that smoothly play O'er gowden bed, Compare wi' Birks of Indermay? 1793 J. Thelwall Peripatetic II. 88 A toddling curley-pated infant. 1843 H. W. Herbert Marmaduke Wyvil iv. 18 The cheerful congregation..including every inmate of the village, from the blind frail octogenarian to the wee toddling prattler. 1861 Fraser's Mag. 4 Nov. 570/1 The poor little child, the toddling innocent. 1883 Congregationalist July 585 Toying with a tiny, toddling bull-pup. 1905 F. Treves Other Side of Lantern ii. ix. 83 A toddling princess who was the joy of her father's life. 1957 Woman's Day (N.Y.) July 3/2 Be sure baby is umbrella-sheltered and keep an eye on toddling beachcombers. 1988 R. Ford in Harper's Mag. June 38/2 A wide, public man, a toddling character in a blue suit with change in his pockets. 2014 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 9 Nov. (Escape section) 10 Neighbourhood matriarchs..gossip while corralling toddling grandchildren. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828adj.1773
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