English Explanatory Dictionary

nursery rhyme

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A short poem or song for children, mostly anonymous or handed down by folklore

Word forms

nursery rhyme nursery rhymes

Etymology

From how Victorian and Edwardian parents used to tell such rhymes to their children in the nursery, i.e. the children's bedroom.

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