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bedtime story

/ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/

bedtime story noun: a story, e.g. a fairy tale, told or read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.

Noun

bedtime story (plural bedtime stories)

  1. A story, e.g. a fairy tale, told or read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.

bedtime story meaning in Arabic

bedtime story in Arabic

story for children before they sleep
قِصَّةٌ قَبْلَ النَوْمِ qiṣṣatun qabla n-nawmi

Forms of bedtime story

pluralbedtime stories

Questions about bedtime story

What does bedtime story mean?
Bedtime story means a story, e.g. a fairy tale, told or read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.
What is bedtime story in Arabic?
Bedtime story in Arabic is قِصَّةٌ قَبْلَ النَوْمِ (qiṣṣatun qabla n-nawmi). See Bedtime story meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is bedtime story?
Bedtime story is a noun.
How do you pronounce bedtime story?
Bedtime story is pronounced /ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/.
What is the plural of bedtime story?
The plural of bedtime story is bedtime stories.

Words near bedtime story in the dictionary

  1. bedtickings
  2. bedticks
  3. bedtime
  4. bedtime procrastination
  5. bedtime stories
  6. bedtime story
  7. bedtimes
  8. bedtop
  9. bedtops
  10. bedtown
  11. bedtowns

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