: a story read or recounted to someone (such as a child) at bedtime
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What once struggled at the box office became a generational heirloom, passed down like a favorite bedtime story, reminding us that sincerity is not something to outgrow.—Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Dec. 2025 Mommy has to read the bedtime story.—Melissa Willets, Parents, 7 Dec. 2025 The actor — who recently partnered with cat food brand SHEBA to promote 4AM Stories, an AI-bedtime story generator that turns cats into the stars of tales inspired by literary classics — joined the series in season 2 as a fellow student in Emily’s French class.—Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 But how did a business based on telling bedtime stories to adults take off?—Katherine Laidlaw, HubSpot, 14 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bedtime story
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