naughty step

Etymology
According to the , sense 2 (“state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment”) is attested earlier than sense 1 (“place where a child is sent to sit as a punishment”), though logically sense 2 follows from sense 1. The term was popularized by the professional nanny and author (born 1970) in the British television show  (first broadcast in 2004).

Noun

 * 1) A place, such as a particular step on a staircase or a stool, where a child is sent to sit in silence as a punishment.
 * 2)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
 * 1)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
 * 1)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
 * 1)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
 * 1)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
 * 1)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
 * 1)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.
 * 1)  A state of disgrace, exclusion from a group, or punishment as a result of a misdemeanour.

Translations

 * Danish: skammekrog
 * Finnish: porras, jolle lapsi laitetaan istumaan rangaistuksena
 * Norwegian:
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 * Finnish:, jäähypenkki