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witching hour noun

  /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ ˌaʊ(ə)ɹ/ , /ˈwɪt͡ʃɪŋ ˌaʊə/
  • A time of day, usually in the early evening, when babies and young children are more fretful and likely to cry or fuss.
 iltahuuto
  • (chiefly, literary, or, poetic) Often preceded by the: midnight, when witches and other supernatural beings were thought to be active, and to which bad luck was ascribed; also (generally) , the middle of the night, when unfortunate things are thought more likely to occur; the dead of night.
 keskiyö
  • (occult, less common) The hour between 3:00 and 3:59 a.m., associated with demons. [from late 20th c.]
 suden hetki
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