toddle
Other forms: toddling; toddles; toddled
When you toddle, you wobble a bit on your legs as you walk. It's most common to see very small children toddle around.
A baby who's just learned how to walk can be said to toddle, staggering a little on short legs. The littlest kids at preschool still tend to toddle around their classroom, somewhat unsteady on their feet. The verb toddle comes from a Scottish word whose origin isn't known — the earliest meaning was "to play." The noun toddler comes from toddle, and it means "child just learning to walk."
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walk unsteadily
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Vocabulary lists containing toddle
Fourteen-year-old Sophie rescues a young chimp named Otto while visiting a wildlife sanctuary in the Democratic Republic of Congo. But when the president is assassinated, Sophie must figure out how to protect Otto in a country at war.
Twelve-year-old Della struggles to come to terms with her mother's mental illness.
To help save her family's failing motel, eleven-year old Miriam and her friend Kate invent a miraculous story to lure in new customers.