swaddle
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swaddle
- /ˈswɒdəl/ UK
- /ˈswɔdəl/ US
- /ˈswɑdəl/ US
Rhymes with -ɒdəl
Where it comes from
From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”), Old English sweþian, besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”).
verb swaddles · swaddling · swaddled
- To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
- To beat; cudgel.
noun swaddles
- Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band. They put me in bed in all my swaddles.
Translations
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verb to bind a baby
| Español | fajar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 包裹嬰兒 /包裹婴儿 bāoguǒ yīng'ér |
| Português | enfaixar |
| Français | emmailloter, langer |
| Deutsch | wickeln |
| Italiano | fasciare |
| Ελληνικά | φασκιώνω faskióno |
| Română | înfășa |
| Русский | пелена́ть pelenátʹ, запелена́ть zapelenátʹ |
| العربية | قَمَّطَ qammaṭa |
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title = {swaddle},
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