bedtime story
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bedtime story
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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That night, after Sam was bathed and in his pajamas and had brushed his teeth and had had his bedtime story and had kissed everyone good night and been tucked in and his light was turned out, he decided that he didn't even need his night-light, for the very first time.
From Literature
"If that happens then CBeebies will upgrade him to a full Bedtime Story and he will be in the bedroom in amongst the greats," he said.
From BBC
Princess Catherine was the first royal to tell a bedtime story on the channel, reading The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark to mark Children's Mental Health Week in 2022.
From BBC
The CBeebies Bedtime Story is broadcast just before 19:00, when the channel aimed at very young children stops broadcasting for the day.
From BBC
She wrote her letters in the evening, after she had wrestled the horrible Babushkawoos into their nightclothes and read them a bedtime story.
From Literature
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