lullaby

lull·a·by (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 berceuse, cradlesong song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs"
	2.	lullaby - the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep cradlesong song, strain - the act of singing; "with a shout and a song they marched up to the gates"

lullaby

noun cradlesong, berceuse She sang another lullaby and told him how much she loved him.

Translations

lullaby [ˈlʌləbaɪ] N → canción f de cuna, nana f

lullaby [ˈlʌləbaɪ] n → berceuse f

lullaby

n → Schlaflied nt, → Wiegenlied nt

lullaby [ˈlʌləˌbaɪ] n → ninnananna

lullaby

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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Animals berceuse cradlesong croon crooner crooning Dreams hullabaloo hushaby lallation lull rock-a-bye Song strain vocal	Of a water that flows, With a lullaby sound, From a spring but a very few Feet under ground -- From a cavern not very far Down under ground. Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context He closed his eyes, half asleep, for the sun had been hot and the murmurs of the sea below was almost like a lullaby. A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context It was a lovely afternoon; the leaves from the lofty limes were falling silently across the sombre evergreens, while the lights and shadows slept side by side: there was no sound but the cawing of the rooks, which to the accustomed ear is a lullaby, or that last solemn lullaby, a dirge. Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context	lugubriously lugubriousness lugworm Luhans'k Luhrmann Luichow Peninsula Luigi Barnaba Gregorio Chiaramonti Luigi Cherubini Luigi Galvani Luigi Pirandello Luik Luis Bunuel Luis de Gongora y Argote Luiseño Lukács Lukasiewicz notation Luke lukewarm lukewarmly lukewarmness Luks Lule Burgas Luleå Luleälv lull lullaby Luller Lulli Lullingly Lully lulu Luluabourg lum lum-hat luma Lumachel Lumbaginous lumbago lumbar lumbar artery lumbar nerve lumbar pain lumbar plexus lumbar puncture Lumbar region lumbar vein lumbar vertebra Lumbee lumber lumber jacket Lumber kiln	Luleå University College Lulea University of Technology Luleå University of Technology Luleå, Sweden Luleå, Sweden Lulea, Sweden - Kallax Lulealv Lulealv Luleälv Luleälv Lulealven Luleälven Luleburgaz Lüleburgaz Lüleburgaz LULI luliberin Lulie St Dash lull lull lull lull before the storm lull into lull into a false sense of security lull to sleep Lull, Ramón lullabied lullabied lullabies lullabies lullaby Lullabye Lullabye lullabying lullabying lulled lulled lulled Luller Lulli Lulli lulling lulling lulling Lullingly lulls lulls lulls Lullubi Lullula Lullula arborea Lully Lully Lully, Jean Baptiste Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Raymond Lully, Raymond Lulo Lulo Lulonga

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berceuse
cradlesong
croon
crooner
crooning
Dreams
hullabaloo
hushaby
lallation
lull
rock-a-bye
Song
strain
vocal

Of a water that flows, With a lullaby sound, From a spring but a very few Feet under ground -- From a cavern not very far Down under ground.

Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context

He closed his eyes, half asleep, for the sun had been hot and the murmurs of the sea below was almost like a lullaby.

A Millionaire of Yesterday by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context

It was a lovely afternoon; the leaves from the lofty limes were falling silently across the sombre evergreens, while the lights and shadows slept side by side: there was no sound but the cawing of the rooks, which to the accustomed ear is a lullaby, or that last solemn lullaby, a dirge.

Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context

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