teeter-totter

noun

A seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.

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seesawteeterteetertotterteeterboardtilting boarddandle board
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Meanings

nounteeter-totter (plural teeter-totters)

plural teeter-totters · alternative teetertotter

  1. CanadaUSchildishoftenA seesaw; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a long board with seats at either end, with a pivot point in the center.
  2. Atlantic CanadaNortheasternUSchildishoftenA type of glider swing; a piece of playground equipment consisting of a tandem swing attached to a swingset, with two riders facing each other.
verbteeter-totter (third-person singular simple present teeter-totters, present participle teeter-tottering, simple past and past participle teeter-tottered)

present singular third person teeter-totters · participle present teeter-tottering · participle past teeter-tottered · past teeter-tottered · alternative teetertotter

  1. CanadaUSintransitiveTo ride a seesaw.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna plaything consisting of a board balanced on a fulcrum; the board is ridden up and down by children at either end

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Broader
playthingtoy

verbride on a plank

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teetertotterseesaw
Broader
play
Also see
dandle boardseesawteeterteeterboard

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Either from teeter + totter, or from a reduplication of either element.

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Translations

Czech houpačka (s oporou uprostřed)
  • houpačka (s oporou uprostřed)seesaw
Dutch wipwap
  • wipwapseesaw
French balançoire
  • balançoireseesaw
German Wippe
  • Wippeseesaw
Hungarian mérleghinta, libikóka
  • mérleghintaseesaw
  • libikókaseesaw
Polish huśtawka na desce
  • huśtawka na desceseesaw
Portuguese gangorra, balancé
  • gangorraseesaw
  • balancéseesaw
Russian каче́ли
  • каче́ли (kačéli)seesaw
Spanish balancín
  • balancínseesaw
Swedish gungbräda
  • gungbrädaseesaw
Turkish tahterevalli
  • tahterevalliseesaw
Cite this entry
APA

teeter-totter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teeter-totter

MLA

“teeter-totter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teeter-totter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “teeter-totter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/teeter-totter.

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