bedtime story

noun

1. a story told to a child at bedtime.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bedtime story¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Oscar-winning actor Oldman has recorded a special CBeebies bedtime story for the show.

From BBC

And actor Gary Oldman will read a CBeebies bedtime story, which will be aired as part of the show.

From BBC

The NHS TV and radio campaign features a man watching his partner struggling to smile while watching TV, a decorator suddenly unable to lift a paint roller, and a grandmother struggling to read her grandchild a bedtime story.

From BBC

The George Floyd protests put police reform on the agenda and served as a wake-up call about the raw, contemporary dangers of structural racism, but except for its transformation into a scary right-wing bedtime story about looters and out-of-control cities, it seems to have sunk back below the surface, leaving only a few cultural ripples behind.

From Slate

Pixies frontman Black Francis wouldn't be your first pick to read the CBeebies Bedtime Story.

From BBC