bedtime story

American  

noun

1. a story told to a child at bedtime.

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Etymology

Origin of bedtime story

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Big Zuu has also collaborated with Pudsey Bear and a group of children from a theatre project funded by Children in Need to present his first CBeebies Bedtime Story, Basil Dreams Big by Lu Fraser and Sarah Warburton, about resilience, bravery, and believing in yourself.

From BBC

A spokesperson for Garbarino did not confirm the bedtime story in a statement, offering that he “briefly stepped out and inadvertently missed the vote.”

From Salon

She is now signed up to star in Evita in the West End this summer, and on Friday, she made a splash in a different way - reading a CBeebies Bedtime Story.

From BBC

“Dog Man” feels like a bedtime story made up by a dad, then rendered in a sweetly kiddie aesthetic.

From Los Angeles Times

There is a teddy with the school's crest on it, a bedtime story and a school uniform.

From BBC