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cubbies

cubbies is the plural of cubby.

Meaning of cubby

Noun

cubby (plural cubbies)

  1. A small, confined space.
  2. A cell in a shelf for storing items, particularly in a school.
    • It’s standard for Norwegian kindergartens to have rows of cubbies just inside the door, each storing layers of spare clothes, including rain and snow gear and boots and mittens.2024, Jackie Mader, In Norway, having a joyful, secure childhood is a right enshrined into law, in: The Christian Science Monitor, October 15 2024
    Synonyms:
    pigeonhole

Questions about cubbies

What is cubbies the plural of?
Cubbies is the plural of cubby.

Words near cubbies in the dictionary

  1. Cubay
  2. Cubba
  3. Cubbage
  4. Cubbages
  5. cubbed
  6. cubbies
  7. cubbing
  8. Cubbington
  9. cubbish
  10. cubbishly
  11. cubbishness

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