cubby

American  

[kuhb-ee] / ˈkʌb i /

noun

cubbies plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• cubbies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of cubby

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

Example Sentences

And then there’s a live show, from Chicago’s legendary Cubby Bear in August of 1984.

From Salon • Dec. 9, 2025

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

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

"I'm no i' the way o' hearin news," replied Cubby, "an' care little for the warld's clavers besides."

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