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cry room

cry room noun: a room set aside for people to take their crying babies.

Noun

cry room (plural cry rooms)

  1. A room set aside for people to take their crying babies.
    Synonyms:
    crying room
  2. A safe space in a school or university for distressed students who wish to cry.
    • University students in particular became a target for derision. A Republican lawmaker in Iowa, who accused protesters of throwing "temper tantrums," introduced a bill called "Suck it up, Buttercup," which would levy fines against state schools that offered "cry rooms" and other election-specific...2018, Bradley Campbell, Jason Manning, The Rise of Victimhood Culture, page xviii
    • […] students could not “deal” with what had just happened. These same colleges and universities found themselves installing “cry rooms” and “safe places” where students could go to be alone with their emotions. Give me a break!2024, Dr. Michael D. Howard, A Legacy Worth Fighting For, page 9
    Synonyms:
    crying room

Synonyms of cry room

Forms of cry room

pluralcry rooms

Questions about cry room

What does cry room mean?
Cry room means a room set aside for people to take their crying babies.
What part of speech is cry room?
Cry room is a noun.
What is the plural of cry room?
The plural of cry room is cry rooms.

Words near cry room in the dictionary

  1. cry oneself to sleep
  2. cry out
  3. cry out for
  4. cry over spilt milk
  5. cry poormouth
  6. cry room
  7. cry rooms
  8. cry someone a river
  9. cry stinking fish
  10. cry the blues
  11. cry uncle

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