bedtime story

noun

: a story read or recounted to someone (such as a child) at bedtime

Examples of bedtime story in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Full Moon Fairy collection is a magical series of bedtime stories corresponding to each full moon in the year's lunar calendar accompanied by cute trinkets to help tell the tales. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 Maybe someday Bruins fans will be telling bedtime stories about how this era of UCLA football overcame a dreadful first season? Mirjam Swanson, Orange County Register, 14 Sep. 2024 Available on The Week Bookshop Goodnight Moon Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd, 1947 On a skim, this postwar children’s picture book is a mimsy bedtime story about a bunny. The Week Uk, theweek, 13 Sep. 2024 All About Chasten Buttigieg Since their birth, Pete has shared glimpses of his life with the twins including reading them bedtime stories about an important topic in his life: transportation. Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 25 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for bedtime story 

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Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bedtime story was in 1868

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“Bedtime story.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bedtime%20story. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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