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potty stool

potty stool noun: a stepstool with a circular indent on its side, so that it can be placed in front of the toilet, in order for a toddler or young child to be able to reach it, especially during potty-training.

Noun

potty stool (plural potty stools)

  1. A stepstool with a circular indent on its side, so that it can be placed in front of the toilet, in order for a toddler or young child to be able to reach it, especially during potty-training.
  2. (uncommon) Synonym of toilet stool (“a footstool with a circular indent on its side, so that it can be placed in front of the toilet, in order for the person using the toilet to be able to rest their feet on it and sit in a squat position, ostensibly making defecation easier.”).

Synonyms of potty stool

Forms of potty stool

pluralpotty stools

Origin of potty stool

From potty + stool.

Questions about potty stool

What does potty stool mean?
Potty stool means a stepstool with a circular indent on its side, so that it can be placed in front of the toilet, in order for a toddler or young child to be able to reach it, especially during potty-training.
What part of speech is potty stool?
Potty stool is a noun.
What is the plural of potty stool?
The plural of potty stool is potty stools.

Words near potty stool in the dictionary

  1. potty mouths
  2. potty pants
  3. potty parity
  4. potty princess
  5. potty princesses
  6. potty stool
  7. potty stools
  8. potty talk
  9. potty train
  10. potty trained
  11. potty training

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