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nursery rhyme

noun

a short, simple poem or song for very young children, as Hickory Dickory Dock.

nursery rhyme

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First recorded in 1835–45

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The nursery rhyme that goes “Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, your house is on fire, your children are gone” cruelly repeated in my head.

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The nursery rhyme that goes, “Ladybird, ladybird, fly away home, your house is on fire, your children are gone,” cruelly repeated in my head.

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It all took its toll: our fussy baby, the constant nursery rhymes, and getting lost as Waze tried to help us avoid traffic.

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Tea—oceans of tea—and a ridiculous nursery rhyme called “Hickory Dickory Dock.”

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A house on the site said to be the inspiration for the Humpty Dumpty nursery rhyme has been put up for sale.

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