potty training

noun

: toilet training
potty train transitive verb

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This includes maintaining your potty training program at daycare or preschool. — Lauren Gelman, Parents, 24 Aug. 2026 If your toddler would rather try the toilet first, use a potty training seat to add security and ease anxiety about falling into the toilet. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026 Crews responded to a residence after a child’s head became stuck in a potty training seat, according to the Westport Fire Department. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026 However, in a detour to the house of another child, Jessie meets Smarty Pants (Conan O'Brien), a low-tech potty training toy/game that's seen as something of a gateway drug to the world of screens. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for potty training

Word History

First Known Use

1946, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of potty training was in 1946

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“Potty training.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/potty%20training. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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potty training

noun
: toilet training
potty train transitive verb
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