bedtime

Possessives

• child: Having a reasonable time slot gives the parents an excuse to sit down and have calming down time before their child's bedtime!

Converse of object

• set: Be fair but firm Once you have set a bedtime, stick with it.
• make: Home Making bedtime easier Children and the mobile phone!
• have: For instance, a fourteen year old child should have a different bedtime from an eleven year old.
• come: Come bedtime, I was always careful to close firmly the bedroom door.
• read: Ernie reads bedtime to E on lap - this was one of his goals for the weekend, and E is happy.

Adjective modifier

• regular: Having a healthy bedtime routine, including having a regular bedtime, is important for children in order to encourage healthy sleep habits.
• past: Even my brass drummer boy has stopped all his noise, Cause he knows it's past bedtime for toys.
• late: On Monday night at 7.50, bribe them with the promise of a later bedtime on Tuesday.
• early: An early bedtime means you're still treating her like a baby.
• good: Whilst this is of great academic value, it does not make for a good bedtime read.
• normal: Subjects reported to a sleep lab at their normal bedtime.

Modifies a noun

• story: Well how about a cuddly toy or book of bedtime stories?
• routine: Get into a bedtime routine, says the film.
• story: Only a minority - 16 % - have a bedtime story every night, compared with more than a third of their parents.
• snack: So if you've been out for a few drinks a bedtime snack is always a good idea.
• reading: You might think a book about party finances is not ideal bedtime reading.
• ritual: Many also have bedtime rituals which parents have real difficulty with.

Noun used with modifier

• SB: BB is asleep onmy lap, and I did take time out to read SB bedtime story.
• wonder: No wonder bedtime was so late and she is still awake!