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 agents found 104 kilos of cocaine packed in Igloo coolers on the back deck of the boat, along with 12 migrants in the center cubby cabin of the vessel, the complaint states. —David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

New storage cubbies and wireless charging are standard. —Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025

But seeing my classroom, meeting my teacher, and looking at my cubby for the first time wasn't all that revelatory for me as an elementary schooler. —Devonne Goode, Parents, 22 Aug. 2025

Place one on an entry table or shelf, or even tuck a small tray into a cubby in a storage bench for a discreet option. —Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Aug. 2025

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