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nursery rhyme

nurs·er·y rhyme
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nur-suh-ree rahym]
    • /ˈnɜr sə ri raɪm/
    • /ˈnɜː.sər.i raɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nur-suh-ree rahym]
    • /ˈnɜr sə ri raɪm/

Definitions of nursery rhyme words

  • noun nursery rhyme a short, simple poem or song for very young children, as Hickory Dickory Dock. 1
  • noun nursery rhyme traditional children's poem or song 1
  • countable noun nursery rhyme A nursery rhyme is a poem or song for young children, especially one that is old or well known. 0
  • noun nursery rhyme a short traditional verse or song for children, such as Little Jack Horner 0
  • noun nursery rhyme a short, rhymed, usually traditional poem for children 0
See all 5 definitions of nursery rhyme

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Origin of nursery rhyme

First appearance:

before 1835
One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45

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Parts of speech for Nursery rhyme

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Nursery rhyme

nursery rhyme popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

nursery rhyme usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for nursery rhyme

noun nursery rhyme

  • alliteration — Alliteration is the use in speech or writing of several words close together which all begin with the same letter or sound.
  • doggerel — comic or burlesque, and usually loose or irregular in measure. rude; crude; poor.
  • half rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
  • half-rhyme — rhyme in which either the vowels or the consonants of stressed syllables are identical, as in eyes, light; years, yours.
  • ditty — a poem intended to be sung.
All 5 Synonyms of nursery rhyme

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