bye-byes

British

noun

(functioning as singular) an informal word, used esp to children, for sleep

go to bye-byes

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But ironically, in all the bye-byes, Beethoven almost seemed to be in the room, his every wish in the concerto magnified and made to sound utterly alive.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2018

“Yeah, almost bye-byes time for sure,” she agrees as she takes his money and slides the window shut.

From The Guardian • Feb. 7, 2018

She ought to be tucked up in her bye-byes this minute.

From The War-Workers by Delafield, E.M.

Tom looked at it dubiously, predicting that sometime I'd push the wrong thing and send myself bye-byes for a couple of hours.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam

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