Definition of nursery rhyme
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
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The 62-year-old Houghton resident grew up witnessing Finnish Lutheran Sunday services in her house, and remembers her grandmother singing Finnish nursery rhymes to the grandkids.
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At first glance, Gray and Dominguez are an odd pairing: Dominguez is short and round, Gray tall and lean, like a couple out of a nursery rhyme.
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None of those platforms are as popular for kids as YouTube, which has toddler-themed channels with names like ChuChuTV nursery rhymes, which as of last week counted more than 16 million subscribers and 13.4 billion views.
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None of those platforms are as popular for kids as YouTube, which has toddler-themed channels with names like ChuChuTV nursery rhymes, which as of last week counted more than 16 million subscribers and 13.4 billion views.
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None of those services are as popular for kids as YouTube, which has toddler-themed channels with names like ChuChuTV nursery rhymes, which as of last week counted more than 16 million subscribers and 13.4 billion views.
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None of those platforms are as popular for kids as YouTube, which has toddler-themed channels with names like ChuChuTV nursery rhymes, which as of last week counted more than 16 million subscribers and 13.4 billion views.
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One ad that should have been targeted to adults appeared in a video geared toward children that showed several young men playing with a young boy in a kiddie pool, while nursery rhyme music played.
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Across the country, dozens of moms — and dads — in coaching will spend the next few weeks juggling scouting reports and nursery rhymes, balancing practice and play dates.
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First Known Use of nursery rhyme
1816
NURSERY RHYME Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of nursery rhyme for English Language Learners
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: a short poem or song for children
NURSERY RHYME Defined for Kids
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Definition of nursery rhyme for Students
: a short rhyme for children that often tells a story
Learn More about nursery rhyme
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See words that rhyme with nursery rhyme Spanish Central: Translation of nursery rhyme Britannica English: Translation of nursery rhyme for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about nursery rhyme
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