beddy-bye

American  

[bed-ee-bahy] / ˈbɛd iˌbaɪ /

noun

1. Baby Talk. the act of or time for going to bed or sleeping.

   One more game and then it's beddy-bye.

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Etymology

Origin of beddy-bye

First recorded in 1905–10; bed + -y ² + (bye)-bye

Example Sentences

These playgoers and, to a degree, the daily New York critics who reflect their likes and dislikes, demand beddy-bye stories for grownups�the Theater of Reassurance.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Of course. Otherwise you can’t make jumpshots. You just lie there and go beddy-bye and little nothing sister Mary Anne will hum lullabies until the hero makes disgusting snoring noises.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

“What’s she doing out so late, anyway? Most little girls would’ve been tucked in beddy-bye a long time ago.”

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen