twonager
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A two-year-old toddler who is now more independent and difficult, involving refusals, demands and tantrums; a toddler experiencing their terrible twos developmental stage.
Slang
Example Sentences
- "no plans really, a quiet one with t and babel I think, though babel not so quiet lately, she has become a twonager!"
- "Today's highlight was getting locked out of my truck by my twonager. I must stop putting my keys in his cup holder while I buckle him in..."
- "Sophie is going through some typical two year old tantrums (we've started referring to her as our "twonager" since it's a nice little preview of what she'll be like as a teenager), and when you combine that with a needy newborn you get two very [author's italics] tired parents."
- "Establishing a nighttime routine is super important (even when you have a rebellious twonager on your hands), which is why we created our toddler bedtime routine chart. But it also requires flexibility."
- "My twonager HATES having her hair brushed or even touched. She has these nasty knots that I keep trying to gently work out, but I can't. I've tried TV as a distraction. I've talked to her about it."
Etymology
Blend of two + teenager (by analogy with threenager), due to toddlers of this age ostensibly resembling the difficult attitude and demeanour stereotypically associated with teenagers.