Catnap — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

take a siesta

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætnæp/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌaɹɪstˈɒlədʒˌɪst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌaɹɪstˈɒlədʒˌɪst/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈætnæp/.

Examples

She naps everyday after lunch for an hour

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snooze forty winks cat sleep catch a wink short sleep nap

Parts of Speech

noun	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
verb	take a siesta “She naps everyday after lunch for an hour”

Word Forms

nap	verb	take a siesta
catnap	verb	take a siesta
snooze	verb	sleep lightly or for a short period of time
nap	noun	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
catnap	noun	sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Nickerchen

kurzes Schlafen (normalerweise nicht im Bett)

🇫🇷French

sieste

dormir pendant une courte période (généralement pas au lit)

🇪🇸Spanish

siestecita

dormir por un período corto de tiempo (generalmente no en la cama)

🇮🇹Italian

pisolino

dormire per un breve periodo di tempo (di solito non a letto)

🇳🇱Dutch

dutje

een korte periode slapen (meestal niet in bed)

🇵🇹Portuguese

soneca

dormir por um curto período de tempo (geralmente não na cama)

🇷🇺Russian

дремать

сон в течение короткого периода времени (обычно не в постели)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झपकी लेना

थोड़े समय के लिए सोना (आमतौर पर बिस्तर पर नहीं)

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্যাটন্যাপ

অল্প সময়ের জন্য ঘুমানো (সাধারণত বিছানায় নয়)

🇮🇳Marathi

कॅनॅप

थोड्या काळासाठी झोपणे (सामान्यतः अंथरुणावर नाही)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૅનેપ

થોડા સમય માટે સૂવું (સામાન્ય રીતે પથારીમાં નહીં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆಕ್ಕು

ಅಲ್ಪಾವಧಿಗೆ ನಿದ್ರಿಸುವುದು (ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಹಾಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੈਟਨੈਪ

ਥੋੜੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਲਈ ਸੌਣਾ (ਆਮ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਿਸਤਰੇ 'ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کٹنیپ

تھوڑی دیر کے لیے سونا (عام طور پر بستر پر نہیں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

打瞌睡

短时间睡觉（通常不在床上）

🇯🇵Japanese

昼寝

短時間の睡眠（通常はベッドではありません）

🇰🇷Korean

선잠

짧은 시간 동안 잠(보통 침대에 누워 있지 않음)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chợp mắt

ngủ trong một khoảng thời gian ngắn (thường không ngủ trên giường)

🇹🇭Thai

แคทแนป

นอนในช่วงเวลาสั้นๆ (ปกติไม่อยู่บนเตียง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidur sebentar

tidur dalam waktu singkat (biasanya tidak di tempat tidur)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قيلولة

النوم لفترة قصيرة من الزمن (عادة ليس في السرير)

🇹🇷Turkish

şekerleme

kısa bir süre uyumak (genellikle yatakta değil)

🇮🇱Hebrew

נִמנוּם

שינה לפרק זמן קצר (בדרך כלל לא במיטה)

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The primary meaning of 'catnap' is 'sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)'.

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