Nursery rhyme and Verse

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Nursery rhyme noun - A tale in rhymed verse for children.

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Verse and nursery rhyme are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Verse" instead a noun phrase "Nursery rhyme".

Verse noun - A composition using rhythm and often rhyme to create a lyrical effect.

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Nursery rhyme and verse are semantically related. You can use "Nursery rhyme" instead a noun "Verse".

Nearby Words: version, versification, versing

In fact, one version of the song features Super Cat doing an entire verse between the second and third verses (along with a rendition of the nursery rhyme Georgie Porgie, near the end of the song).

Source: A Wild Rapper Appears
On each is scrawled a different verse of a nursery rhyme about the "Bogeyman", who punishes naughty children.

Source: Video Game / Silent Hill: Homecoming
Based on a real nursery rhyme called "Oranges and Lemons", which is totally innocuous up until the chilling last verse.

Source: Video Game / Silent Hill Origins

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