nursery rhyme
traditional song or poem for children
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Summary
nursery rhyme is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,699 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: poetry genre[3]
- Subclass of: rhyme[4], traditional folk song[5], children's song[6], children's poetry[7]
- Part of: small genre of folklore[8]
- Commons category: Nursery rhymes[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Nursery rhymes[10]
- Commons gallery: Nursery rhymes[11]
- Described by source: Blackwood's Magazine[12], Infant Inſtitutes[13], The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes[14], Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur[15]
- Has list: list of nursery rhymes[16]
- Intended public: child[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki Loves Cultura Popular Brasil - Danças, festivais e músicas[18]
Why It Matters
nursery rhyme has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]