Beddy-bye
Baby Talk. the act of or time for going to bed or sleeping:
One more game and then it’s beddy-bye.
noun
sleep; bed
noun
Sleep; time to go to sleep
[1867+; fr earlier use as a sound to lull a child to sleep]
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