cubby

noun

cub·​by ˈkə-bē 

plural cubbies

US

: a small, snug place (as for hiding or storage) : cubbyhole

Each boy on coming in gives his name, pays six cents, gets a key, and puts away his hat, books, and jacket (if he has 'em) in his own cubby for the night.

—Madeleine B. Stern

The room was little more than a cubby choked with wires, splitters, routers, and electronic boxes. You would have said there was no room for a man.

—Stephen King

Examples of cubby in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The White House cocaine case began when the drug was found stashed in a cubby hole near the Situation Room, where officials store cell phones during meetings. —Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 26 May 2025

My pantry consists of a few shelves and four drawers that my husband and I outfitted in an under-the-stairs cubby hole. —Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025

Sam, my dog, went into a little cubby hole, probably a rod box or something. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 30 Apr. 2025

There’s some space in the central console, including a small cubby and a space underneath to place a handbag, plus a couple of cupholders. —James Morris, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

obsolete English cub pen, from Dutch kub fish basket; akin to Old English cofa den

First Known Use

1832, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cubby

• chubby
• grubby
• hubby
• scrubby
• shrubby
• stubby
• tubby