potty-trainv.
/ˈpɒtɪˌtreɪn/, U.S. /ˈpɑdiˌtreɪn/ transitive and intransitive. To train (a child) to use a potty or toilet. Also in extended use: to train (an animal) to urinate and defecate in a designated place or places.
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society > education > upbringing > [verb (transitive)] > toilet-train
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > privy or latrine > [verb (transitive)] > cause or train child to use
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1960 Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 16 Sept. ii. 11/1 [In Denmark] staffs of nurses, dietitians, and teachers bathe, clothe, feed, air, ‘potty’ train when the child is that young.
1975 Van Nuys (Calif.) News 1 Apr. (Central Valley ed.) b6/7 (advt.) Nursery School..will potty train.
1976 A. Waugh in Spectator 31 July 6/3 In the bad old days, of course, parents generally assumed responsibility for potty-training their infants.
1989 Assoc. Press (Nexis) 24 July They [sc. pigs] are easier to potty train than a dog.
2005 Duluth (Minnesota) News-Tribune (Nexis) 26 June I have tried for several months to potty train my 4-year-old and she will not use the darn thing.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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