noun
Uncommon
potty
PO-tee
Potty (noun) means a small container used to help train young children to use the toilet. Example: “She's finally learned to use the potty on her own.”
noun
1
A small container used to help train young children to use the toilet.
"If you just let him know you want him to go on the potty, or anything, he's miles away."
— William Carlos Williams, In the Money (1940)
"She's finally learned to use the potty on her own."
"Mothers very often make the baby and themselves unhappy by setting the child on the potty every hour."
— Edith Buxbaum, Your Child Makes Sense: A Guidebook for Parents (1949)
adj
1
(informal, chiefly British) Crazy or silly.
"You must be potty to go swimming in this weather!"
How to use potty
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA child's toilet-training seat, or, informally, describing someone as a bit crazy.
UK vs US
The 'crazy' sense is chiefly British informal usage.
Common pairings
potty training
go potty
a bit potty
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Word forms
- Plural
- potties
- Third person singular
- potties
- Past tense
- pottied
- Comparative
- pottier
- Superlative
- pottiest
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Etymology
From pot (chamber pot) plus the diminutive suffix -y.
Synonyms
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Rhymes for potty
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What does “potty” mean?
The word “potty” means a small container used to help train young children to use the toilet. In plain terms, a child's toilet-training seat, or, informally, describing someone as a bit crazy.
How do you pronounce “potty”?
“Potty” is pronounced PO-tee (/ˈpɑdi/ in IPA).
How do you use “potty” in a sentence?
Here is “potty” used in a sentence: “She's finally learned to use the potty on her own.”
What part of speech is “potty”?
Depending on how it is used, “potty” can be a noun and an adjective.
Is “potty” a common word?
“Potty” is an uncommon word in modern English.
How many meanings does “potty” have?
“Potty” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: a small container used to help train young children to use the toilet.
