cubby

American  

[kuhb-ee] / ˈkʌb i /

noun

plural

cubbies

1. a cubbyhole.

2. any of a group of small boxlike enclosures or compartments, open at the front, in which children can keep their belongings, as at a nursery school.

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cubby ¹ British  

/ ˈkʌbɪ /

noun

1. a small room or enclosed area, esp one used as a child's play area

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cubby ² British  

/ ˈkʌbɪ /

adjective

1. dialect short and plump; squat

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Etymology

Origin of cubby

1835–45; dial. cub stall, shed (akin to cove ¹ ) + -y ²

Example Sentences

A uniformed Secret Service officer saw a small plastic baggie in a storage cubby at the entrance on the ground level.

From Washington Times • Jul. 13, 2023

A project that had both the human and feline clients purring was a cat cubby.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 24, 2023

At drop offs I found myself eyeing the dino lunchbox hanging in a neighboring cubby and wondering what it held inside — hoping that I was getting this new thing right.

From Salon • Oct. 10, 2022

Before Saturday’s matchup with the Padres and Yu Darvish, Parra’s and Hernández’s bats were in Meneses’s cubby in the Nationals’ dugout.

From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022

I glance at my backpack in the cubby.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari