Cubby-hole

A cubby-hole, cubby-house or cubby is a small, snug place, which may be considered and used as a place of safety for children.[1] This may be constructed by the children themselves and used as a place of play.[2] Autistic children are especially fond of such places.[3] In Australia, children may have a small shed, play-house or tent which they use as a cubby-house.[4]

Cubby-hole

In South Africa, cubby-hole is the local word for a glove compartment in a vehicle.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Of the Dorset dialect", Transactions of the Philological Society (B.Blackwell): 51, 1864, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jm5UxAvFio8C&pg=RA2-PA51 
  2. ^ Karen Stagnitti (2000), Playthings, pp. 25–26, ISBN 9781876367619, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Uku72FrChaQC&pg=PA25 
  3. ^ Ellen Notbohm, Veronica Zysk, Temple Grandin (2010), 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching & Raising Children With Autism Or Asperger's, ISBN 9781935274063, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=GnAh6JmCE0EC&pg=PA13 
  4. ^ Gwenda Davey, Graham Seal (1993), The Oxford companion to Australian folklore, p. 90, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=1KzWAAAAMAAJ