toddle

Of unknown origin. Possibly a byform of totter.^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɒdəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑdəl/, [ˈtʰɑɾɫ̩]
  • Homophone: tottle (flapping)

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• Rhymes: -ɒdəl

toddle (third-person singular simple present toddles, present participle toddling, simple past and past participle toddled)

1. To walk unsteadily, as a small child does.
2. To walk or travel in a carefree manner.

   There he was, just toddling along.

   • 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:

     So off we toddled, Marjorie, Holt, and I, in a growler, — spotted the crib in less than no time, — invited ourselves in by the kitchen window — house seemed empty.

• totter

• toddler
• toddle off

toddle (plural toddles)

1. A carefree or aimless gait; a stroll.

• dolted