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Parents can assist in their child's vocabulary development by naming and explaining everyday objects; teaching their child nursery rhymes and reading with them; encouraging them to take part by turning the pages; and pointing to the pictures when naming the items.
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Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
There’s something so ethereal, celestial, Pure Moods about the imagery accompanying Daryl Hannah’s breathy little nursery rhyme.
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Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
The first episode will cover speech and toddler learning, the second will dive into nursery rhymes, the third focuses on preschool learning, including the ABCs, and the final episode is filled with fan-favorite songs.
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Emily Blackwood, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
Elton John, Slash, Stevie Ray Vaughan, George Harrison, and David Crosby are just a few of the big names who pass through on the star-studded Under the Red Sky, rarely making recognizable or worthwhile contributions to a set of songs that frequently reference nursery rhymes.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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First Known Use
1807, in the meaning defined above
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“Nursery rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery%20rhyme. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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nursery rhyme
noun
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
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