bedtime story

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bedtime story

  • /ˈbɛdtaɪm ˈstɔːɹi/

noun bedtime stories

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

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noun story for children before they sleep

日本語寝物語 nemonogatari
中文睡前故事 shuìqián gùshì
Françaishistoire du soir, histoire, histoire pour s'endormir
DeutschGutenachtgeschichte
Italianofavola della buonanotte, storia della buonanotte, racconto della buonanotte
Ελληνικάπαραμύθι paramýthi
Русскийска́зка на́ ночь skázka ná nočʹ
العربيةقِصَّةٌ قَبْلَ النَوْمِ qiṣṣatun qabla n-nawmi

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@misc{bedtime_story_2026,
  title = {bedtime story},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bedtime%20story},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}