| Alternate: A colloquial and nursery variant is ''Bye Bye'' that is a [[sound]] used to lull a child to [[sleep]]; hence, a childish name for ‘sleep’ or ‘bed’. | | Alternate: A colloquial and nursery variant is ''Bye Bye'' that is a [[sound]] used to lull a child to [[sleep]]; hence, a childish name for ‘sleep’ or ‘bed’. |
| 1. GOD - In phrases expressive of a strong wish, chiefly for the benefit or injury of some [[person]], as God bless, damn, help, preserve, save, shield, speed, yield (you, him, etc.); also God forbid, grant (that); God give (something): for these see the various verbs. Hence occasionally used in participial [[expression]]s. | | 1. GOD - In phrases expressive of a strong wish, chiefly for the benefit or injury of some [[person]], as God bless, damn, help, preserve, save, shield, speed, yield (you, him, etc.); also God forbid, grant (that); God give (something): for these see the various verbs. Hence occasionally used in participial [[expression]]s. |