nursery rhyme

English

Etymology

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

Noun

nursery rhyme (plural nursery rhymes)

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

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