lullaby
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lullaby
- /ˈlʌləbaɪ/
Where it comes from
From Middle English lullen (“to lull”) + bye. First recorded c. 1560. Compare Old English bī, bī (“lullaby!”, interjection).
noun lullabies · lullabye
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A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.
sing a lullaby
Similar: berceuse, cradle song
verb lullabies · lullabying · lullabied · lullabye
- To sing a lullaby to.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: berceuse, cradlesong, twinkle, sleep, song, dodo, lullabye, cradle song, hushaby, lull, luller, beddy-bye, croon, lallation, lambling, lilting
Translations
Every language
noun a soothing song to lull children to sleep
| Español | canción de cuna, nana, canto de cuna, arrullo, arroró, arrorró |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 자장가 jajangga, 자장노래 jajangnorae |
| 日本語 | 子守歌 komoriuta, ララバイ rarabai |
| 中文 | 催眠曲 cuīmiánqǔ, 搖籃曲 /摇篮曲 yáolánqǔ |
| हिन्दी | लोरी lorī |
| Português | canção de embalar, canção de ninar |
| Français | berceuse |
| Deutsch | Schlaflied, Wiegenlied |
| Italiano | ninna nanna |
| Ελληνικά | νανούρισμα nanoúrisma |
| Română | cântec de leagăn |
| Русский | колыбе́льная kolybélʹnaja |
| Tiếng Việt | bài hát ru |
| العربية | تَهْوِيدَة tahwīda |
| עברית | שִׁיר עֶרֶשׂ shir éres |
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title = {lullaby},
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