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night-night

[interjection nahyt-nahyt, -nahyt; adverb nahyt-nahyt]
interjection
  1. Informal. good night.
Idioms
  1. 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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Historical Examples of night-night

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for night-night

night-night

sentence substitute
  1. 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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