sandman

(sănd'măn')
n.
A character in fairy tales and folklore who makes children go to sleep by sprinkling sand in their eyes.

View more Literature & Language videos

For a list of words related to sandman, see:

• Mythological and Folkloric Beings - sandman: folkloric character who puts sand in the eyes of children to make them sleepy

---

See words rhyming with "sandman."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - Ole Lukøje

Nederlands (Dutch)
Klaas Vaak

Français (French)
n. - marchand de sable

Deutsch (German)
n. - Sandmann

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ο Μορφέας, ο ύπνος

Italiano (Italian)
mago del sonno

Português (Portuguese)
n. - joão pestana (m)

Русский (Russian)
сказочный человечек, который сыпет детям в глаза песок

Español (Spanish)
n. - ser imaginario que adormece a los niños

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - John Blund

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
睡眠之精灵

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 睡眠之精靈

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (어린이 눈에 모래를 뿌려 잠들게 한다는) 잠귀신

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 眠りの精, 睡魔

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ألرمال‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮שר השינה‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.