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[Small play house, or play area, for children] [the children's hideaway]
[cubbyhole]
[[File:Modern-Cubby-House-Design.jpg|thumb|right|Modern cubby house designed
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A CUBBY-HOLE, CUBBY-HOUSE or CUBBY is a small play house, or play area, for
children.[1] This may be constructed by the children themselves and used as a
place of play.[2] Children may have a small shed, play-house or tent which
they use as a cubby-house.[3] Children might build their own in various places
in the house or garden, or have a pre-fabricated cubby. An Australian
fictional treatment of the quest for the perfect cubby can be found in Ursula
Dubosarsky's _The Cubby House_, illustrated by Mitch Vane.[4]
** Etymology
Possibly from the term "cub" in old English related to "stall, pen, cattle
shed, coop, hutch".[5] "Cubby-hole" is sometimes written as one word
(_cubbyhole_).
** Meanings in various countries
In South Africa, cubby-hole or cubby is the word for a glove compartment in a
vehicle. This usage is also common in Barbados, Zambia, Botswana and
Zimbabwe, as well as parts of Southern Minnesota; Michigan; Madison, South
Dakota; and Northwest Wyoming.
In the UK, Ireland and Canada, it may refer to the cupboard under the stairs.
In Quebec, the French word _cagibi_, which is a contraction of _CAGE à BI
joux_, and roughly translates as "jewel case", is synonymous with a triangular
storage walk-in located directly under the inner stairs of a house.
In the United States, a cubby-hole most often refers to a small square or
rectangle-shaped space where children may keep their personal belongings, such
as in a preschool or kindergarten setting. These cubby-holes are often
constructed out of the same materials as bookshelves and have a similar
appearance save for the division of the cubbies themselves.
** See also
- Wendy house
** References
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