potty¹ Definition
potty (pät′ē)
noun pl. -·ties
- a small chamber pot for a child
- a child's chair used for toilet training, consisting of an open seat beneath which a pot is attached
- a toilet: a child's word
Etymology: dim. of pot
potty² Definition
potty (pät′ē)
potty² Related Forms
pot′·ti·ness noun
potty Usage Examples
Converse of object
- train: Cost By the time your baby is potty trained you could use 4,000 to 6,000 disposable diapers.
- go: Or who goes potty over a pot of glue?
- use: Using the potty is a huge learning curve for little ones.
- have: Make sure that you always have the potty to hand.
- introduce: Had we introduced the potty earlier, perhaps he would not have had this fad about refusing to use the toilet.
Adjective modifier
comfy: I'd bought the extra comfy potties for the shop and so had to put my money where my mouth was!
Modifies a noun
- readiness: They begin with showing signs of potty training readiness and conclude with being able to use the toilet away from home.
- diaper: Also stocks lambskins, handmade leather baby shoes, gentle family toiletries & potty training diapers.
- mouth: She's not usually a potty mouth, she musta been hanging around Dick too much.
- training: Trying potty training early around 2 years of age.
- chair: They provided him with a potty chair, which caused him huge amounts of pain.
- train: Can you give us some tips on how to potty train her.
Modifying Another Word
- completely: They were completely potty; they were nowhere, " Freud admitted.
- just: She was just potty trained, and I had one of those fold-up potties I carried in my handbag.
- absolutely: This is absolutely potty, and a major change in Britain's planning and local taxation systems is needed.
- practically: Old-Fashioned Ways to Inspire Children Some children practically potty train themselves, while.. ... ... ... .
- quite: In fact we are both quite potty about him.
- not: If your child is not potty trained will you have to bring diapers in for him or her?
Noun used with modifier
travel: Fortunately ( after a previous experience ) we had a travel potty.
Used with adjective complement
go: You are no doubt thinking your old man has gone potty.
Browse dictionary entries near potty
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- ‹ Potter, Stephen
- ‹ potter's wheel
- ‹ potter's field
- ‹ Potter, Henry Codman
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