Meaning

2 senses
  1. (countable)A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight.

    He put a small nightlight in the bathroom to find his way around in the dark.

    Nachtlicht

    ночни́кnočník

  2. (uncountable)Light that shines at night, such as moonlight or starlight.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Tom can't sleep without a nightlight.

    deOhne Nachtlicht kann Tom nicht schlafen.

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  2. She turned on the nightlight.

    ruОна включила ночник.

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  3. We bought you a nightlight so you wouldn't be afraid to sleep at night anymore.

    ruМы купили тебе ночник для того, чтобы ты больше не боялась спать по ночам.

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Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight:

Origin

From night + light.

From night + light.

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Forms

plural: nightlights

Word family

1 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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