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potty¹ Definition

potty (pätē)

noun pl. -·ties

  1. a small chamber pot for a child
  2. a child's chair used for toilet training, consisting of an open seat beneath which a pot is attached
  3. a toilet: a child's word

Etymology: dim. of pot

potty² Definition

potty (pätē)

adjective -·tier, -·ti·est

  1. Brit. trivial; petty
  2. Brit. slightly crazy

Etymology: < pot (sense ) + -y

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

  1. potto
  2. pottle
  3. pottery
  4. potter wasp
  5. Potter, Stephen
  6. potter's wheel
  7. potter's field
  8. Potter, Henry Codman
  9. potter
  10. potted
  1. pou sto
  2. pouch
  3. pouched
  4. pouchy
  5. pouf
  6. Pouilly Fuissé
  7. Pouilly-Fumé
  8. poulard
  9. poule
  10. Poulenc