"cubby" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kʌbi/ [UK, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cubby.wav [Southern-England] Forms: cubbies [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌbi Etymology: From Middle English cub (“stall”) + -y (diminutive suffix). Cognate with French cagibi. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|cub|t=stall}} Middle English cub (“stall”), {{suf|en||-y|id2=diminutive|pos2=diminutive suffix}} + -y (diminutive suffix), {{cog|fr|cagibi}} French cagibi Head templates: {{en-noun}} cubby (plural cubbies)
  1. A small, confined space.
    Sense id: en-cubby-en-noun-cCMxQaWk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 94 6 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 87 13
  2. A cell in a shelf for storing items, particularly in a school.
    Sense id: en-cubby-en-noun-WPIsw1Zy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cubbyhole, cubby hole, cubby house

Inflected forms

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