SANDMAN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An elf in fairy stories who sprinkles sand in children's eyes to make them sleepy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("sandman" is a kind of...):

brownie; elf; gremlin; hob; imp; pixie; pixy ((folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous)

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