English · Daily Life
bedtime
/ˈbed.taɪm/
[/ˈbed.taɪm/]
time to sleep
Beginnernoun
Definition
The time at which a person, especially a child, normally goes to bed to sleep.
Example
The children groaned when their mother announced that bedtime was in just ten minutes.
The children groaned when their mother announced that bedtime was in just ten minutes.
Etymology
Compound of 'bed' (Old English 'bedd') and 'time', recorded from the 14th century.
How & Where It’s Used
Used especially with children and in phrases like 'bedtime story'.