: a story read or recounted to someone (such as a child) at bedtime
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In the meantime, a generous weight limit of 250 pounds means parents can comfortably snuggle in for bedtime stories.—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2025 Percy Jackson, a demigod with ADHD and dyslexia, was born out of Riordan's own son's struggles with both and the bedtime stories the author told him, to make his son feel less alone.—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024 However, parents can’t change the system overnight by reading bedtime stories to little ones.—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 4 Feb. 2025 The warm if somewhat familiar bedtime story takes on a different dimension when it’s revealed to be a bedtime story, and the adult Orion (Colin Hanks) soon becomes a co-author and a character when his daughter begins her own yarn.—James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
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