nursery rhyme
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of nursery rhyme
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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They had a song for him, roughly to the tune of the nursery rhyme Three Blind Mice.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
When she has time, Daisy Fancourt likes to sit at the piano and play something by Bach, Francis Poulenc or, if her children are with her, a nursery rhyme.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
But several of those madcap ideas flummoxed fans—Carlin pointed to the 1972 single “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” which was inspired by the nursery rhyme.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
According to the nursery rhyme, which item was used as a boat by Wynken, Blynken, and Nod?
From Slate • Dec. 26, 2023
Nicknamed after a nursery rhyme, she had yet to shed a childhood endearment.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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