English

Noun

one of a pair of training wheels (foreground)

training wheels (plural only)

1. A pair of small wheels attached on either side of the rear wheel of a child's bicycle so that the bicycle is easier for the child to learn to ride.
2. (figuratively, sometimes singular as training wheel) Anything designed to make something easier for a novice.

Synonyms

• (wheels on a bicycle): stabilisers (UK)

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