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

As the day wanes, we expend fewer and fewer calories as we wind down for beddy-bye.

From Seattle Times

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

THEATER: Beddy-Bye for Grownups On the whole, writers for the stage performed more poorly than writers for the page.

From Time Magazine Archive