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The terms "nursery rhyme" and "children's song" emerged in the 1820s, although this type of children's literature previously existed with different names such as Tommy Thumb Songs and Mother Goose Songs. [1]
In an amphibrachic pair, each word is an amphibrach and has the second syllable stressed and the first and third syllables unstressed. attainder, remainder; autumnal, columnal; concoction, decoction (In GA, these rhyme with auction; there is also the YouTube slang word obnoxion, meaning something that is obnoxious.) distinguish, extinguish
Illustration of "Hey Diddle Diddle", a well-known nursery rhyme. A nursery rhyme is a traditional poem or song for children in Britain and other European countries, but usage of the term dates only from the late 18th/early 19th century. The term Mother Goose rhymes is interchangeable with nursery rhymes. [1]
Pages in category "English nursery rhymes" The following 108 pages are in this category, out of 108 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Apple Pie ABC;
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat" Play ⓘ This is a list of English-language playground songs.. Playground songs are often rhymed lyrics that are sung. Most do not have clear origin, were invented by children and spread through their interactions such as on playgrounds.
"Monday's Child" is one of many fortune-telling songs, popular as nursery rhymes for children. It is supposed to tell a child's character or future from their day of birth and to help young children remember the seven days of the week. As with many such rhymes, there are several variants. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 19526.
Pages in category "Rhyme" The following 46 pages are in this category, out of 46 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mike and Peggy Seeger, American Folk Songs for Children (1955) Isla St Clair, My Generation (2003) Broadside Band, Old English Nursery Rhymes; Tim Hart and Friends, My Very Favourite Nursery Rhyme Record (1981) Bobby Susser, Wiggle Wiggle and Other Exercises (1996) Various artists, Hello Children Everywhere, Vols. 1–4 (EMI Records, 1988 ...