cubby hole
Daniel Johnston
Updated on July 05, 2026
From the term for a pen for animals or chickens comes the transfered term for a basket. In castles, a hole was built into the family chamber wall, just large enough to hold a baby in its cubby (basket). Hence the term “cubbyhole.”
What is the meaning of cubby holes?
Definition of cubbyhole
: a small snug place (as for hiding or storage) also : a cramped space.
What is a cubby hole in a car?
Car manufacturers created a little storage area, called the glove compartment or glovebox, specially for the drivers’ gloves. The name kind of stuck, even though ‘driving gloves’ are a thing of the past. Of course, here in the good ol’ R of SA we call this space a cubby hole.
What do you call a cubby in a wall?
A small compartment or space. compartment. niche. cranny. nook.
How do you pronounce cubby hole?
Break ‘cubbyhole’ down into sounds: [KUB] + [EE] + [HOHL] – say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.
What does kith and kin mean?
Definition of kith and kin
: friends and relatives They invited all their kith and kin to their new home.
Where is the word cubby from?
“small, enclosed space,” 1825, the first element possibly from a diminutive of cub “stall, pen, cattle shed, coop, hutch” (1540s), a dialect word with apparent cognates in Low German (such as East Frisian.
What is an ignoramus person?
Definition of ignoramus
: an utterly ignorant person : dunce.
What is the thing in the middle of the car called?
The center console (American English) or centre console in an automobile refers to the control-bearing surfaces in the center of the front of the vehicle interior.
What is car storage called?
The trunk (North American English) or boot (British English) of a car is the vehicle’s main storage or cargo compartment, often a hatch at the rear of the vehicle. It is also called a tailgate.
What is the storage in the middle of the car called?
The center console (American English) or centre console in an automobile refers to the control-bearing surfaces in the center of the front of the vehicle interior.
What’s another name for cubby?
Cubby synonyms
In this page you can discover 6 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for cubby, like: hidey, cubbyhole, snuggery, snug, weenie and teeny.
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