nursery rhyme
A short poem or song for children, mostly anonymous or handed down by folkloreA short poem or song for children, mostly anonymous or handed down by folklore
» I understand you're looking for a record album of nursery rhymes.
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1 sensesA short poem or song for children, mostly anonymous or handed down by folklore
Kinderreim
де́тский стишо́кdétskij stišók, де́тская пе́сенкаdétskaja pésenka, прибау́ткаpribaútka
- a tale in rhymed verse for children
Examples
11 sentencesI understand you're looking for a record album of nursery rhymes.
What's your favorite nursery rhyme?
deWas ist dein Lieblingskinderlied? — Yorwba
Nursery rhymes are deliberately inconsistent texts.
Ziri sang the baby nursery rhymes.
I listened to a beautiful nursery rhyme.
Translations
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Origin
From how Victorian and Edwardian parents used to tell such rhymes to their children in theFrom how Victorian and Edwardian parents used to tell such rhymes to their children in the nursery, i.e. the children's bedroom.
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Forms
plural: nursery rhymes| Singular | nursery rhyme |
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