night-nightint.n.

Brit.

/ˌnʌɪtˈnʌɪt/,

/ˈnʌɪtˌnʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˌnaɪtˈnaɪt/,

/ˈnaɪtˌnaɪt/

Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: night int.

Etymology: Probably a reduplication of night int. (although this is first attested later). Compare bye-bye int.² and n.²

colloquial.

‘Good night’. Also as n.: an utterance of this. Cf. nighty-night int.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of farewell > at night

lullaby1599

night-night1866

nighty-nighty1876

nighty-night1888

night1912

1866 D. M. Mulock Life for Life v. 59 Night, night, old fellow, as they teach little brats to say on disappearing from dessert.

1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 158 Night-night, good-night: spoken to children.

1905 R. Fry Let. 9 Jan. (1972) I. 229 Night, night, dear heart. Thanks for your cheering letter.

1945 W. de la Mare Burning-glass & Other Poems 24 Night-night, my Precious!

1993 F. Collymore Man who loved attending Funerals 95 ‘I must be toddling. Night-night.’.. We watched him..start up, call out another cheery night-night and drive away.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	night-night
释义	night-nightint.n. Brit. /ˌnʌɪtˈnʌɪt/, /ˈnʌɪtˌnʌɪt/, U.S. /ˌnaɪtˈnaɪt/, /ˈnaɪtˌnaɪt/ Origin: Probably formed within English, by compounding. Etymon: night int. Etymology: Probably a reduplication of night int. (although this is first attested later). Compare bye-bye int.² and n.² colloquial. ‘Good night’. Also as n.: an utterance of this. Cf. nighty-night int. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > courteous expressions [interjection] > expressions of farewell > at night lullaby1599 night-night1866 nighty-nighty1876 nighty-night1888 night1912 1866 D. M. Mulock Life for Life v. 59 Night, night, old fellow, as they teach little brats to say on disappearing from dessert. 1896 G. F. Northall Warwickshire Word-bk. 158 Night-night, good-night: spoken to children. 1905 R. Fry Let. 9 Jan. (1972) I. 229 Night, night, dear heart. Thanks for your cheering letter. 1945 W. de la Mare Burning-glass & Other Poems 24 Night-night, my Precious! 1993 F. Collymore Man who loved attending Funerals 95 ‘I must be toddling. Night-night.’.. We watched him..start up, call out another cheery night-night and drive away. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.n.1866
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