Nickerchen — meaning in English

English meaning

• catnap noun A short, light sleep, often taken during the day.
• nap verb To sleep briefly, especially during the day.
• snooze verb To sleep lightly for a short time; to nap.
• wink verb To close and quickly reopen one eye as a signal, joke, or private message to someone.

Senses

Nickerchen is used for these senses in English:

• catnap A brief, light sleep, usually during the daytime. [from 1820s]
• snooze A brief period of sleep; a nap.
• wink A brief period of sleep; especially forty winks.

nap — full definition

1. verb To sleep briefly, especially during the day.
2. noun A short period of sleep, especially during the day.
3. noun The short raised fibers on the surface of fabric or leather.

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