: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
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This is all based off of a popular children’s nursery rhyme.—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 This two hour playlist includes nearly every classic nursery rhyme parents can think of.—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 15 Aug. 2025 But unlike human nursery rhymes, the leopard seal tunes aren’t meant to soothe children to sleep.—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 1 Aug. 2025 And this predictability most closely resembled that of nursery rhymes.—New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nursery rhyme
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