night-light

American  

[nahyt-lahyt] / ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt /

noun

• night-lights
  plural

1. a usually dim light kept burning at night, as in a child's bedroom.

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night-light British  

noun

1. a dim light burning at night, esp for children

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• night-lights
  plural

Etymology

Origin of night-light

First recorded in 1640–50

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

night-light night-lights

Abby was still sleeping quietly beside her, and the night-light glowed, but now she could see things inside the tent, and she realised that the moon must have risen.

From BBC ● May 18, 2023

The transmitter also features a soft night-light for your child.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2019

At 5 inches tall, it’s perfect for adding a little light to a desk or serving as a soothing night-light.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2018

I want for bedsheets, a night-light, a way to hide, shrink away.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2018

I hadn’t used my night-light for a long time.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli

Last week I stared at the darkened windows of the Norwegian embassy, lit only by a few night-lights.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 30, 2011

Just keep the night-lights on in the Oval Office.

From Time Magazine Archive

An enormous shed, unheated, dark except for a few short-wicked oil lanterns -- smudged night-lights.

From Time Magazine Archive

Another it was military night maneuvers—roaring motorcycles with sidecars, trucks with glowing green night-lights in their cabs, caissons carrying field artillery—all rattling past under the streetlamps.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

I never worried about finding my way through the house, as August left a trail of night-lights on from the kitchen to the bathroom.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd