lull·a·by (l l  -b  )n. pl. lull·a·bies A soothing song with which to lull a child to sleep. tr.v. lull·a·bied, lull·a·bying, lull·a·bies To quiet with or as if with a lullaby. [Obsolete lulla, word used in lullabies (from Middle English lullai, from lullen, to lull; see lull) + bye.] |
lullaby [ˈlʌləˌbaɪ]
n pl -bies
1. (Music, other) a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
2. (Music, other) the music for such a song
vb -bies, -bying, -bied
(Music, other) (tr) to quiet or soothe with or as if with a lullaby
[perhaps a blend of lull + goodbye]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  lullaby - a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep |
| 2. | lullaby - the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep |
lullaby
noun cradlesong, berceuse She sang another lullaby and told him how much she loved him.
Translations
lullaby
n → Schlaflied nt, → Wiegenlied nt
n lullaby [ˈlaləbai]
a song sung to make children go to sleep. slaapdeuntjie تَهْويدَه، أُغْنِيَه لِتَنْويم الأطْفال приспивна песен ukolébavka vuggevise das Wiegenlied νανούρισμα nana, canción de cuna hällilaul لالایی kehtolaulu berceuse שִׁיר עֶרֶש लोरी uspavanka altatódal nina bobok vögguvísa ninna nanna 子守唄 자장가 lopšinė šūpļa dziesma dodoi slaapliedje voggevise/-sang kołysanka canção de embalar cântec de leagăn колыбельная uspávanka uspavanka uspavanka vaggvisa เพลงกล่อมเด็ก ninni 催眠曲 колискова لوری bài hát ru 催眠曲
lullaby → أغنية قبل النوم ukolébavka vuggevise Schlaflied νανούρισμα nana, niñera kehtolaulu berceuse uspavanka ninna nanna 子守歌 자장가 slaapliedje vuggevise kołysanka canção de embalar, canção de ninar колыбельная vaggvisa เพลงร้องกล่อมเด็ก ninni bài hát ru 催眠曲
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