TODDLE


Meaning of TODDLE in English

v. & n.

--v.intr.

1. walk with short unsteady steps like those of a small child.

2 colloq. a (often foll. by round, to, etc.) take a casual or leisurely walk. b (usu. foll. by off) depart.

--n.

1. a toddling walk.

2 colloq. a stroll or short walk.

Etymology: 16th-c. todle (Sc. & N.Engl.), of unkn. orig.

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.