goodnight kiss
Tucking-in smooch
A goodnight kiss is a kiss given when parting for the night or before sleep.
Between parents and children, it's a bedtime ritual.
Between romantic partners or dates, it marks the evening's end—often freighted with significance: She wondered if he'd try for a goodnight kiss.
The phrase sometimes implies a chaste, tentative gesture rather than passionate kissing.
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- tucked inMade cozy for sleep
- bedtime storyTale told at tuck-in
- lipsMouth's outer edges
- cheekAudacity or facial side
forehead · tender · sweet · pillow · blanket · moonlight · whisper · embrace · tuck · sleepy · warm · gentle · lullaby · lights out · doorway · front porch · lingering · soft
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- kissespeck, smooch, snog, buss, smack
- bedtimesleeping, pajamas, napping, resting, bedtime story
- bedtime storiesstorybook, fairy tale, lullaby, storytime, once upon a time
- couple intimacycuddling, hand holding, holding hands, hugging, caressing
- family traditionsfamily traditions, holiday dinner, family dinner, family reunions, bedtime story
goodnight kisscold shoulder
Intentional dismissive treatment
silent treatment · turning one's back · withholding affection · turning away · rejection
good, night, kiss, goodnight, goods, goodness, goodly, nightly, nights