bedtime story

noun

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

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Her grief came in the form of never learning to drive with her father, never hearing another bedtime story and only hearing his voice in videos and old voicemails the family kept. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2025 Work-home conflict occurs when, for example, when a leader’s mind wanders to unfinished work tasks while reading a child their bedtime story. Ellen Choi, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Cast member Garrett Morris, in drag, played Prince, telling young Amy a bedtime story about being a streetwise criminal. Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025 Whether in a bedtime story, a mall or an advertisement, Santa Claus and his red suit have remained iconic fixtures of holiday culture. Aïda Amer, Axios, 25 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story

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 18 Apr. 2025.

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