cubby

American  

[kuhb-ee] / ˈkʌb i /

noun

plural

cubbies

1. a cubbyhole.

2. any of a group of small boxlike enclosures or compartments, open at the front, in which children can keep their belongings, as at a nursery school.

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cubby ¹ British  

/ ˈkʌbɪ /

noun

1. a small room or enclosed area, esp one used as a child's play area

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cubby ² British  

/ ˈkʌbɪ /

adjective

1. dialect short and plump; squat

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Etymology

Origin of cubby

1835–45; dial. cub stall, shed (akin to cove ¹ ) + -y ²

Example Sentences

But when I showed him a cubby hole behind the corner cupboard in the dining room, he shook his head.

From Literature

I remove my coat and place it in my cubby.

From Literature

There were ten total, little cubbies carved out of the very rock of the mountain to make bunk beds of sorts.

From Literature

As I wait, I notice that the cubbies that normally hold room keys are all empty.

From Literature

"All of that was always full of keys," he recalled, showing the small wooden cubbies where they used to be kept.

From Barron's