# Non-US Dopers: What Do You Call This Device?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 18, 2024, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-dopers-what-do-you-call-this-device/997728 "2024-02-18T16:07:16Z")\
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In Ireland, the plastic container for babies/toddlers to defecate in is called a “potty”. I guess that’s the same in the US?

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We had a potty seat for very small children, and a small plastic seat that slides over a regular toilet for when the kids were slightly larger and more coordinated. And we called it “toilet training”.

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