Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cuddle bug

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: cud-dle bug
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cuddly person or animal.

Informal

noun

A term of endearment, especially for a young girl or a female relationship partner.

Informal

Example Sentences

"That same night my cuddle bug climbed in bed with me, her sweet little face pressed close to mine on the pillow. Soon her wiggling woke me up enough that I got up to go to the bathroom. As soon as I lay back down next to her sleepy face, ..."
"Pretty please.” the sweet pigtailed McKayla said, with sleep already evident in her loveable toddler voice, as her dad walked her up the stairs of their pristine Nebraska farm house. “Not tonight cuddle bug, your eyes are already starting to drop."
"Cassidy is our six-year-old. She is our little cuddle bug and daddy's girl."

Etymology

From cuddle + bug (“enthusiast”).

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

cuddle bugs (plural) cuddlebug (alternative)

Questions

What does cuddle bug mean?: A cuddly person or animal.
Where does cuddle bug come from?: From cuddle + bug (“enthusiast”).

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