Bedtime

Pronunciation

• enPR: bÄ•dʹtÄ«m, IPA: /ˈbÉ›dtaɪm/

Origin

bed + time

Full definition of bedtime

Noun

1. The time or hour at which one typically retires to bed in order to sleep.
• 2013-07-19, Ian Sample, Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains, Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.
2. I'd love to stay and chat longer, but it's past my bedtime and I need some rest.

Derived terms

• bedtime story