night-night

[ interjection nahyt-nahyt, -nahyt; adverb nahyt-nahyt ]

interjection

Informal. good night.

Idioms about night-night

go night-night, Baby Talk. to go to bed or to sleep.

Origin of night-night

First recorded in 1895–1900

Words Nearby night-night

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How to use night-night in a sentence

Make the night night, and the day day, and 40 you will have a pleasant time of it.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources | James Wood
"Just a little peep at dainty Miss Mission, to say night-night," he smiled, unfastening the catch on the chronometer case.
Gold Out of Celebes | Aylward Edward Dingle
Lie on this, show sup the boon that nick the basting thread thinly and night night gown and pit wet kit.
Geography and Plays | Gertrude Stein
night-night, echoed Ted, as he wiggled his fingers in a funny fashion at Trouble.
The Curlytops at Silver Lake | Howard Roger Garis
And ''night-night' and 'daddy' were two-year-old language to Jim.
Joe Wilson and His Mates | Henry Lawson

British Dictionary definitions for night-night

night-night

sentence substitute

an informal word for good night

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