night-night

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

interjection

Informal. good night.

Idioms

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

Origin of night-night

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for night-night

Historical Examples

And ''night-night' and 'daddy' were two-year-old language to Jim.
Joe Wilson and His Mates
Henry Lawson
Night-night, echoed Ted, as he wiggled his fingers in a funny fashion at Trouble.
The Curlytops at Silver Lake
Howard Roger Garis
"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

British Dictionary definitions for night-night

night-night

sentence substitute

an informal word for good night

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Word Origin and History for night-night

nursery talk, "good-night," 1896; form nighty-night is attested from 1876.

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Examples from the Web for night-night

Historical Examples

And ''night-night' and 'daddy' were two-year-old language to Jim.

Night-night, echoed Ted, as he wiggled his fingers in a funny fashion at Trouble.

"Just a little peep at dainty Miss Mission, to say night-night," he smiled, unfastening the catch on the chronometer case.

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Word Origin and History for night-night

Origin of night-night