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naptime

naptime noun: the time when one takes a short sleep.

Noun

naptime (countable and uncountable, plural naptimes)

  1. The time when one takes a short sleep.
    • Days filled with feeding, diaper changes, naptimes and bedtimes, trying to find a moment to go to the bathroom.1988 February 14, Connie Chan, “Motherhood, Lesbian-Style”, in Gay Community News, volume 15, number 30, page 5

Forms of naptime

pluralnaptimes

Origin of naptime

From nap + time.

Questions about naptime

What does naptime mean?
Naptime means the time when one takes a short sleep.
What part of speech is naptime?
Naptime is a noun.
What is the plural of naptime?
The plural of naptime is naptimes.

Words near naptime in the dictionary

  1. napthaldehyde
  2. napthalene
  3. Napthine
  4. napththyl
  5. napththyls
  6. naptime
  7. naptimes
  8. Napton
  9. Napton on the Hill
  10. Naptown
  11. NAPTs

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