"cubby" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kʌbi/ [Southern-England, US], /ˈkʊbi/ [Ireland, Northern-England] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cubby.wav 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), Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (diminutive): 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  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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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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        "A small, confined space."
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        "A cell in a shelf for storing items, particularly in a school."
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        ]
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        "Ireland",
        "Northern-England"
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    },
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    }
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    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌbi",
    "Rhymes:English/ʌbi/2 syllables"
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    },
    {
      "word": "cubby hole"
    },
    {
      "word": "cubby house"
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  ],
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        "A small, confined space."
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        "A cell in a shelf for storing items, particularly in a school."
      ],
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          "cell"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
    {
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        "Northern-England"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ʌbi"
    }
  ],
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}

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