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Cubby

//kʌbi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small, confined space.
  2. 2
    a small secluded room wordnet
  3. 3
    A cell in a shelf for storing items, particularly in a school.

    "It’s standard for Norwegian kindergartens to have rows of cubbies just inside the door, each storing layers of spare clothes, including rain and snow gear and boots and mittens."

Etymology

From Middle English cub (“stall”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Cognate with French cagibi.

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