Daytimes

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A period of time during the day when natural light is present, typically from sunrise to sunset
2. The timespan when daylight occurs as opposed to nighttime
3. The hours in which activities commonly take place in the light of day

Etymology: "Daytimes" is the plural of "daytime," a compound formed from "day" and "time." The noun "day" comes from Old English "dæg," and "time" from Old English "tīma," so the combination is an English formation rather than a borrowing, and its exact date of first use is uncertain. The plural form is less common than the singular, which is mostly used as a mass noun ("in the daytime"). The plural usually appears when speaking of several separate periods of daylight, as in "the short daytimes of winter" or "the longer daytimes of summer," where each word refers to a stretch of light across different days or seasons.