toilet training

toilet training

noun
the training of a very young child to control and regulate bowel and bladder movements and use the toilet.

Origin:
1920–25

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toi·let-train

[toi-lit-treyn]
verb (used with object)
to train (a young child) to use a toilet for bowel and bladder movements.
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toilet training
 
n
the process of teaching young children to control the timing of bladder and bowel movements and to use the lavatory

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