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night-light

night-light

10 2.5
A small lamp left on at night to give dim light in a room
  • noun
  • /naɪt laɪt/
translation icon : luz nocturna
  • Illuminated by a lamb-shaped night light, a small dark-haired girl and her little brother slept peacefully in their beds.
  • the glow of the night-light
  • sleeping with a night-light
  • turn on my night-light

Long story short, I'm going to make her a night light that says Li La Mama little mom.

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Examples

  • But I bet they sleep with a night-light on.

  • Did you leave the night-light on?

  • And this little night light switch turns on this light right above our bed.

  • And leave a night light on for her.

  • I guess I need a night light everywhere I go.

  • I'm going to turn on my night light just in case.

  • If you ever get scared, we have a night light here that puts stars on the ceiling.

  • There were two cots, a night-light, and a place where Kyle would be safe.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • I pushed open Hannah's door, her Winnie the Pooh night-light smiling at me from across the room.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The youngest child was asleep in bed, and aside from the night-light, the room was dark.

Synonyms

light
vsnight-light
1.0

A device like a lamp or bulb that produces light

is a small low-brightness source left on mainly in bedrooms at night
lamp
vsnight-light
274 1.0

Something that gives light for a room or table

is a specific small device kept on at night for dim light
lamplight
vsnight-light
8 2.8

Light that comes from a lamp

is the small lamp kept on to produce a low bedroom glow
room light
vsnight-light
2 1.0

A lamp that makes a room bright enough to see

is a small, localized source used to give faint nighttime light
glim
vsnight-light
  • Archaic
1 9.9

A faint light from an old lamp that helps you see in the dark

is a small modern bedside source left on for dim nighttime illumination
bed lamp
vsnight-light
1.8

A small lamp placed next to a bed for reading at night

is left on to give a low constant glow for sleeping or comfort

Antonyms

534 1.0

A time or place with almost no light

How Bright

floodlight
9 3.4
room light
2 1.0
bed lamp
1.8
night-light
10 2.5
candle
451 1.0

Surface Forms

night-light singular
night-lights plural
nightlights plural
nightlight singular

Morphology

night-light = night + light (transparent) = night + light

Direct, literal combination of 'night' + 'light' meaning a small light used at night, which a B1 learner can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Night-light is simply a combination of night ('dark time') and light ('something that makes things visible'), so a night-light is a small lamp left on to help you find your way or feel safe in the dark.