cubby

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: cub=by

CIDE DICTIONARY

cubby, n. [See Cub a stall.].

 A snug or confined or secluded place; a small room or a snug space within a room.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

cubby, n. (pl. -ies) (in full cubby-hole)
1 a very small room.
2 a snug or confined space.

Etymology

dial. cub stall, pen, of LG orig.