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scaries

scaries noun: a feeling of anxiety or feeling, especially that felt by children at night.

Noun

scaries pl (plural only)

  1. (childish, plural, plural-only) A feeling of anxiety or feeling, especially that felt by children at night.
    • She found she did not need to smoke dope to avoid bad dreams because she was no longer holding so many of her scaries down. She was able to completely stop taking Valium, which we had cautioned her was a dangerous and potentially[…]1977, Hogie Wyckoff, Solving Women's Problems Through Awareness, Action, and Contact
    • You can, during the day, offer ideas that may help the child conquer his “scaries.” You know your child best.2001 January 1, Gail Reichlin, Caroline Winkler, The Pocket Parent, Workman Publishing, →ISBN, page 101

Origin of scaries

Plural of scary.

Questions about scaries

What does scaries mean?
Scaries means a feeling of anxiety or feeling, especially that felt by children at night.
What part of speech is scaries?
Scaries is a noun.

Words near scaries in the dictionary

  1. scariant
  2. scariants
  3. scarid
  4. scarids
  5. scarier
  6. scaries
  7. scariest
  8. scarification
  9. scarifications
  10. scarificator
  11. scarificators

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