Nightlight

//ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a small, dim light or lamp left on overnight

    "She had brought in with her the night-light that had been burning outside her door. She blew it out."

  2. 2
    light that shines at night such as moonlight, starlight, etc.

    "The floor-cloth deadened his footsteps as he moved in that direction through the obscurity, which was broken only by the faintest reflected night-light from without."

Example

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"Tom can't sleep without a nightlight."

Etymology

From night + light.

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