A CLASSIC Scots phrase meaning bed or sleep has been added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
The term 'beddy-baw', which dates back to at least the 1860s, was added to the dictionary last month.
It has been used for generations to tell children it's time to get to bed.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary's website, the earlier evidence for the use of beddy-baw is from the Buchan Observer in 1864.
It said: "My sonsy wean! My darlin' bairn! My bonnie sweet wee lammie! Cosy i' yer beddy-baw, Crawin' to yer mammy!"
The most recent entry listed if from X, formerly known as Twitter, in July 2018.
A user called @gaynorduncan wrote: "Off to my beddy baws for another nite of trying to sleep while weather makes ye feel too warm... sweet dreams."
Other variations of the phrase are beddie-ba, beddie-baa and beddy-ba'.
