nursery rhyme
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of nursery rhyme
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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Their lead single “Fabienk” is studded with hair-trigger riffs — if you can even call them that — that mix the playful nursery rhyme melodies of Battles with the no-wave drone of Sonic Youth.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
Thinking of the old nursery rhyme “Muffin Man,” and a Frank Zappa song of the same name, Kirby decided to call them Muffler Men.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
They had a song for him, roughly to the tune of the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
The “doo-doo-doo” nursery rhyme has amassed 16.4 billion views—roughly equivalent to Taylor Swift’s 10 most-popular YouTube videos combined.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
And Dad is teaching Lily a French nursery rhyme at the dining room table.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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