nursery rhyme

noun

: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story

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As mourners talked quietly, nursery rhymes were interspersed with traditional gospel hymns. Bracey Harris, NBC news, 28 June 2026 London Bridge Beach Song This classic kids’ nursery rhyme gets the CoComelon treatment when JJ and his friend Cody build an elaborate sandcastle. Parents, 26 June 2026 This week, Netflix unveiled a bigger play for young audiences with the launch of a games app for kids, the renewal of two preschool series and a new show based on one of the most enduring nursery rhymes of all time. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026 The three-minute-plus earworm is more of a bombastic wakeup call than a nursery rhyme. Jae-Ha Kim, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nursery rhyme

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nursery rhyme was in 1807

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“Nursery rhyme.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursery%20rhyme. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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nursery rhyme

noun
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story

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