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

“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

“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