/ ˈbedi baɪz; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈbeddy-bye ) noun
[ U ] a child's word for bed, used when talking about the time sb goes to bed :
Time for beddy-byes.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from bed + -y and bye-byes .
/ ˈbedi baɪz; NAmE / ( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈbeddy-bye ) noun
[ U ] a child's word for bed, used when talking about the time sb goes to bed :
Time for beddy-byes.
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WORD ORIGIN
early 20th cent.: from bed + -y and bye-byes .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005