cubby

American  

[kuhb-ee] / ˈkʌb i /

noun

plural

cubbies

1. a cubbyhole.

2. any of a group of small boxlike enclosures or compartments, open at the front, in which children can keep their belongings, as at a nursery school.

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cubby ¹ British  

/ ˈkʌbɪ /

noun

1. a small room or enclosed area, esp one used as a child's play area

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cubby ² British  

/ ˈkʌbɪ /

adjective

1. dialect short and plump; squat

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Etymology

Origin of cubby

1835–45; dial. cub stall, shed (akin to cove ¹ ) + -y ²

Example Sentences

After Ian Fleming died in 1964, producer Cubby Broccoli contacted Dahl in 1967 and asked if he could write a script in eight weeks.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Wrigleyville is easy to dismiss — it’s the epicenter of several of Chicago’s most predictable subcultures: exuberant Cubs fans, fraternity-adjacent revelers, women in weather-inappropriate dresses clustered around The Cubby Bear.

From Salon • Apr. 20, 2025

Josh Kim is a rising senior at Colby College who founded the Cubby, an online marketplace for college students to sell their art.

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021

Same for Sluggers, The Cubby Bear and everywhere in between.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2020

"What should ail her?" said Cubby, looking suspiciously, and moving between them and the other apartment.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. XX by Leighton, Alexander