Meanings
nounstorybook (plural storybooks)
plural storybooks
- A book containing stories, especially children's stories.
adjectivestorybook (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableAs in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion.
I remember one couple that truly created their own storybook wedding by selecting a remote waterfall as their wedding location.
2006, Tammy Ash Perkins, The best of Hawaiʻi wedding book: a guide to Maui, Lanaʻi, and Kauaʻi, page 112
Origin
Translations
Afrikaans storieboek
- storieboeka book containing stories, especially children's stories
Bulgarian книга с приказки
- книга с приказки (kniga s prikazki)a book containing stories, especially children's stories
Chinese Mandarin 故事書 /故事书
- 故事書 /故事书 (gùshishū)a book containing stories, especially children's stories
Dutch verhalenboek
- verhalenboeka book containing stories, especially children's stories
Finnish satukirja
- satukirjaa book containing stories, especially children's stories
German Geschichtenbuch
- Geschichtenbucha book containing stories, especially children's stories
Hungarian mesekönyv
- mesekönyva book containing stories, especially children's stories
Spanish libro de cuentos
- libro de cuentosa book containing stories, especially children's stories
Swedish sagobok
- sagoboka book containing stories, especially children's stories
Vietnamese tiểu thuyết
- tiểu thuyếta book containing stories, especially children's stories
Cite this entry
APA
storybook. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/storybook
MLA
“storybook.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/storybook. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “storybook,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/storybook.
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