beddy-bye

[ bed-ee-bahy ]

noun

1. Baby Talk. the act of or time for going to bed or sleeping:

   One more game and then it's beddy-bye.

Word History and Origins

Origin of beddy-bye¹

First recorded in 1905–10; bed + -y ² + (bye)-bye

Example Sentences

“Of course. Otherwise you can’t make jumpshots. You just lie there and go beddy-bye and little nothing sister Mary Anne will hum lullabies until the hero makes disgusting snoring noises.”

From Literature

“They went bye-bye, Boots. We’re going to sleephere. Beddy-bye time.”

From Literature

“What’s she doing out so late, anyway? Most little girls would’ve been tucked in beddy-bye a long time ago.”

From Literature

As the day wanes, we expend fewer and fewer calories as we wind down for beddy-bye.

From Seattle Times

These playgoers and, to a degree, the daily New York critics who reflect their likes and dislikes, demand beddy-bye stories for grownups�the Theater of Reassurance.

From Time Magazine Archive