plural cribs
1
a
US
: a small bed with high sides for a baby
called also (British) cot
b
British
: cradle entry 1 sense 1
2
chiefly British
: crèche sense 1
3
: a long open box that holds food for farm animals
4
informal
: something used for cheating on a test
—usually used before another noun
crib notes
He got caught using a crib sheet. [=a piece of paper with answers to test questions]
5
US slang
: a usually small room, apartment, or house
How about coming up to my crib? [=place]
cribs; cribbed; cribbing
: to copy an idea, a piece of writing, etc., from someone else
She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
students cribbing off each other's papers
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/crib. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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