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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescontrol de esfínteres
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kon-trol de es-fin-te-res
"El control de esfínteres es una etapa crucial en el desarrollo."
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The process of training a young child to use the toilet rather than wearing diapers or nappies.
"Potty-training can be a challenging milestone for both parents and toddlers."
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Relating to or used in the process of teaching a child to use the toilet.
"She bought several pairs of potty-training pants to help with the transition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'potty' (a child's chamber pot, originating from French 'pot' via Middle English) combined with 'training' (from Old French 'trainer', meaning to draw or drag, evolving into education and practice). The compound term emerged in the mid-20th century in pediatric and parenting contexts to describe the process of teaching infants and toddlers to use the toilet.
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apprentissage de la propreté
Transliteration: ah-prentiss-ahzh de lah pro-pret
"L'apprentissage de la propreté demande de la patience."
Sauberkeitserziehung
Transliteration: zow-ber-kites-er-tsee-oong
"Die Sauberkeitserziehung ist ein wichtiger Schritt für Kleinkinder."
educazione al potty training
Transliteration: ed-oo-kat-tsio-ne al potty training
Script: educazione al vasino
"L'educazione al vasino richiede tempo e coerenza."
control de esfínteres
Transliteration: kon-trol de es-fin-te-res
"El control de esfínteres es una etapa crucial en el desarrollo."
desfralde
Transliteration: dis-frawl-gee
"O processo de desfralde varia de criança para criança."
पॉटी ट्रेनिंग
Transliteration: poti trening
"बच्चों के लिए पॉटी ट्रेनिंग एक महत्वपूर्ण चरण है।"
如厕训练
Transliteration: rú cè xùn liàn
"如厕训练需要父母极大的耐心。"
배변 훈련
Transliteration: baebyeon hunryeon
"아이의 배변 훈련은 보통 두 살 전후로 시작됩니다."
トイレットトレーニング
Transliteration: toiretto toreiningu
Script: トイレトレーニング
"トイレトレーニングは焦らずに進めることが大切です。"
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