nightlight

/ˈnaɪtˌlaɪt/

Etymology

From night + light.

nightlight means A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.

noun

A small, dim light or lamp left on overnight.“She had brought in with her the night-light that had been burning outside her door. She blew it out.”
Light that shines at night, such as moonlight or starlight.“The floor-cloth deadened his footsteps as he moved in that direction through the obscurity, which was broken only by the faintest reflected night-light from without.”