nightfright
English
Etymology
night + -fright
Noun
nightfright (uncountable)
- a fear of the night, nyctophobia, noctophobia
- 1981, Lucie W. Barber, Herman J. Williams, Your baby's first 30 months
- Babies of this age often experience nightfright
- 1981, Lucie W. Barber, Herman J. Williams, Your baby's first 30 months