nunight
- noun
- Archaic
:
buenas noches
- She whispered, "Goodnight, my little one, nunight!"
Examples
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After reading the story, I said, "It's time for bed, nunight!"
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After reading her a story, he whispered nunight and closed the bedroom door.
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It's tradition for their little son to say nunight to the family dog before bed.
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She smiled and said nunight to her family before heading up the stairs.
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After reading her a story, he whispered nunight and turned off the light.
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It's his special custom to say nunight to his stuffed animals each night.
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Every evening, she playfully says nunight to her dolls before going to sleep.
Synonyms
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1.0
A farewell said before going to bed or leaving for the night
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3.4
To wish someone a good night's sleep
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8.1
A friendly way to say good night to someone before sleep, often to children
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6.0
A friendly short phrase to say to someone before they go to sleep
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9.1
The time when a child goes to bed to sleep
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nunight is a playful, gentle form of goodnight, like saying 'night-night' to a child. Think of the soft nu- sound as a loving 'good-' and the night part as 'night', so nunight means a loving 'goodnight' often used with children.