Cubby
//kʌbi// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A small, confined space.
- 2 a small secluded room wordnet
- 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."
Example
More examples"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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