pot-trained

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Definition

Adjective: (Of a young child) Having been taught to control their bladder and bowel movements and to use a toilet or potty.

Usage

This adjective describes a child who has successfully completed the process of toilet training. It is typically used in the context of early childhood development and parenting.

Examples
  • The daycare center only accepts pot-trained children over the age of three.
  • We were so relieved when our toddler finally became pot-trained.
  • Is your son pot-trained yet, or does he still wear diapers?
Advanced Usage
  • The term is often used in its compound form as a predicate adjective (e.g., "The child is pot-trained").
  • It can be used comparatively or in the negative: "She is more reliably pot-trained than her brother was at this age," or "The child is not yet pot-trained."
Variants and Related Words
  • Potty-trained: A common variant with identical meaning.
  • Toilet-trained: A more formal synonym.
  • House-trained (or housetrained): Used almost exclusively for pets, particularly dogs, meaning trained to urinate and defecate outside.
Synonyms
  • Toilet-trained
Antonyms
  • In diapers / in nappies
Adjective
  1. (of children) trained to use the toilet

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