sleepyhead
a sleepy person.
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How to use sleepyhead in a sentence
"Sammy sleepyhead, step forward between the lines," commanded the king sternly.
The Goody-Naughty Book | Sarah Cory Rippey"Come home, you little sleepyhead," said Mrs. Toymaker, putting her arm about her little daughter.
Mitz and Fritz of Germany | Madeline BrandeisNow Dorothea was a “sleepyhead” and had seldom been known to get up when first awakened.
When he had finished the others all laughed and called him a sleepyhead.
Myths of the Cherokee | James MooneyI am no sleepyhead, and being kept awake a little doesn't hurt me.
Avarice-Anger: | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for sleepyhead
/ (ˈsliːpɪˌhɛd) /
informal a sleepy or lazy person
Derived forms of sleepyhead
- sleepyheaded, adjective
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