- nursery rhyme
- noun Date: 1816 a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
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nursery rhyme
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nursery rhyme — nursery rhymes N COUNT A nursery rhyme is a poem or song for young children, especially one that is old or well known … English dictionary
nursery-rhyme — ● nursery rhyme nom féminin Comptine anglaise au rythme sautillant, parfois d origine très ancienne … Encyclopédie Universelle
nursery rhyme — n a short traditional poem or song for children … Dictionary of contemporary English
nursery rhyme — nursery ,rhyme noun count a short poem or song for young children … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nursery rhyme — ► NOUN ▪ a simple traditional song or poem for children … English terms dictionary
nursery rhyme — n. a short, rhymed, usually traditional poem for children … English World dictionary
Nursery rhyme — For the UNKLE song by the same name, see Psyence Fiction (Album). See also: Children s music and Children s songs Hey Diddle Diddle , a popular nursery rhyme The term nursery rhyme is used for traditional poems for young children in Britain… … Wikipedia
nursery rhyme — noun a tale in rhymed verse for children • Hypernyms: ↑narrative, ↑narration, ↑story, ↑tale * * * noun, pl ⋯ rhymes [count] : a short poem or song for children * * * ˈnursery rhyme noun a simpl … Useful english dictionary
nursery rhyme — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms nursery rhyme : singular nursery rhyme plural nursery rhymes a short poem or song for young children … English dictionary
nursery rhyme — a short, simple poem or song for very young children, as Hickory Dickory Dock. [1835 45] * * * Verse customarily told or sung to small children. Though the oral tradition of nursery rhymes is ancient, the largest number date from the 16th, 17th,… … Universalium
