How to say "toddler" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 幼児ようじnounThe common, general word for a young child, and the usual way to say 'toddler': use it whenever you simply mean a small child of the age when it walks unsteadily.
- nounA direct borrowing of the English word with the same meaning, but less common; for most purposes 幼児 is the word you want, and this loanword is seldom the natural choice.
For 'toddler' meaning a young child of that age, 幼児 is the common, default word; 「トドラー」 is the less common English loanword for the same idea, and learners seldom need it.
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