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nursery rhyme
noun
: a short poem or song for children
Full Definition of NURSERY RHYME
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
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First Known Use of NURSERY RHYME
1816
Rhymes with NURSERY RHYME
access time, aftertime, anytime, beforetime, Bettelheim, borrowed time, central time, Christmastime, common time, dinnertime, double prime, double-time, drop a dime, eastern time, elapsed time, Father Time, harvesttime, Hildesheim, in jig time, just-in-time, Kaffir lime, lemon thyme, local time, lysozyme, Mannerheim, maritime, monorhyme, mountain time, on a dime, overtime, pantomime, Pappenheim, paradigm, question time, released time, running time, soda lime, standard time, summertime, take one's time, vowel rhyme, wintertime
NURSERY RHYME Defined for Kids
nursery rhyme
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Definition of NURSERY RHYME for Kids
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
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