potty
verbEtymology From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).
1
Childish Synonym of go potty.
- If anybody needs to potty, do it now before we go.
potty
nounUK /ˈpɒti/ · US /ˈpɑdi/
Etymology From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).
1
A chamber pot.
2
A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
- If you just let him know you want him to go on the potty, or anything, he's miles away.1940, William Carlos Williams, In the Money:
- Mothers very often make the baby and themselves unhappy by setting the child on the potty every hour.1949, Edith Buxbaum, Your Child Makes Sense: A Guidebook for Parents:
- Synonyms
- chamber pot, toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom
- Derived terms
48 terms
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