English Explanatory Dictionary

potty

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chamber pot.
  2. A small, usually plastic, chamber pot used to toilet-train small children.
  3. Any other device or place for urination or defecation: a toilet; a lavatory; a latrine; an outhouse.
verb
  1. Synonym of go potty.
adj
  1. Insane.
  2. Easy to pot the ball on.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒti/ /ˈpɑdi/

Word forms

potty potties pottying pottied pottier pottiest

Etymology

From pot (“chamberpot”) + -y (diminutive suffix).

Synonyms

chamber pot toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom go potty

Derived words

big boy potty big girl potty big kid potty birth-to-potty birth-to-potty diaper birth-to-potty nappy go potty go to the potty on the potty Pittsburgh potty pity potty porta-potty port-o-potty potty accident potty animal potty break potty chair potty champ potty champion potty chart potty dance potty emergency potty failure potty humor potty language potty learning potty license potty monster potty mouth potty-mouthed potty pants potty parity potty princess potty rebel potty seat potty stool potty talk potty time potty-train potty train potty trained potty-trained potty training potty untraining squatty potty training potty unpotty training use the potty pottily pottiness
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