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• nursery rhymes —    Traditional rhymes which are passed on to children while they are still of nursery age. The key point here is that the transmission is normally from adult to child, which can be distinguished from *children s lore, which is mainly transmitted… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Nursery rhyme — For the UNKLE song by the same name, see Psyence Fiction (Album). See also: Children s music and Children s songs Hey Diddle Diddle , a popular nursery rhyme The term nursery rhyme is used for traditional poems for young children in Britain… …   Wikipedia

• nursery rhymes — are short verses and songs for children. Some are more than 200 years old. An early collection of rhymes, Mother Goose’s Melody, was published in England in about 1780 and in America five years later. Mother Goose is herself a traditional figure… …   Universalium

• nursery rhyme — noun a tale in rhymed verse for children • Hypernyms: ↑narrative, ↑narration, ↑story, ↑tale * * * noun, pl ⋯ rhymes [count] : a short poem or song for children * * * ˈnursery rhyme noun a simpl …   Useful english dictionary

• Bibliography —    ■ Abrahams, Roger D., Jump Rope Rhymes: A Dictionary (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1969).    ■ and Rankin, Lois, Counting Out Rhymes: A Dictionary (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1980).    ■ Ackerman, Robert, J. G. Frazer: His Life… …   A Dictionary of English folklore

• Halliwell-Phillipps, James Orchard — (1820 89)    A prolific editor of literary antiquarian works, and an avid dealer in rare books and manuscripts, although for most of his life he was so short of money that he was forced to sell off his collection on a number of occasions, and for …   A Dictionary of English folklore