Meanings
nounbedtime story (plural bedtime stories)
plural bedtime stories
- A story, e.g. a fairy tale, told or read to somebody, usually a child, before they sleep.
Translations
Arabic قِصَّةٌ قَبْلَ النَوْمِ
- قِصَّةٌ قَبْلَ النَوْمِ (qiṣṣatun qabla n-nawmi)story for children before they sleep
Chinese Mandarin 睡前故事
- 睡前故事 (shuìqián gùshì)story for children before they sleep
Czech pohádka na dobrou noc
- pohádka na dobrou nocstory for children before they sleep
Dutch verhaaltje voor het slapengaan, verhaaltje
- verhaaltje voor het slapengaanstory for children before they sleep
- verhaaltjestory for children before they sleep
Esperanto antaŭdorma rakonto
- antaŭdorma rakontostory for children before they sleep
Estonian unejutt
- unejuttstory for children before they sleep
Finnish iltasatu
- iltasatustory for children before they sleep
French histoire du soir, histoire
- histoire du soirstory for children before they sleep
- histoirestory for children before they sleep
- histoire pour s'endormirstory for children before they sleep
German Gutenachtgeschichte
- Gutenachtgeschichtestory for children before they sleep
Greek παραμύθι
- παραμύθι (paramýthi)story for children before they sleep
Hungarian esti mese
- esti mesestory for children before they sleep
Italian favola della buonanotte, storia della buonanotte
- favola della buonanottestory for children before they sleep
- storia della buonanottestory for children before they sleep
- racconto della buonanottestory for children before they sleep
Japanese 寝物語
- 寝物語 (nemonogatari)story for children before they sleep
Polish bajka na dobranoc
- bajka na dobranocstory for children before they sleep
Russian ска́зка на́ ночь
- ска́зка на́ ночь (skázka ná nočʹ)story for children before they sleep
Slovak príbeh na dobrú noc
- príbeh na dobrú nocstory for children before they sleep
Swedish godnattsaga
- godnattsagastory for children before they sleep
Cite this entry
APA
bedtime story. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedtime%20story
MLA
“bedtime story.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedtime%20story. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bedtime story,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bedtime%20story.
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