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

It also provides a soft glow from a night-light contained beneath the slats.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021

Using the “parent unit,” you can talk to your child through two-way video and audio, turn on lullabies or white noise, and adjust the night-light on the other side.

From Slate ● Feb. 18, 2019

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

From The Guardian ● Apr. 27, 2018

There, beside the glowing yellow night-light of his radio dial, chessboard at his side, chess books and magazines spread around the room, he’d let his thoughts drift.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Sitting on my bed was four night-lights and an alarm clock.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

She looked at me thoughtfully as we walked out into the bright dazzling night-lights of Times Square.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes