lullaby
Use Lullaby in a sentence
əˌbaɪ noun
1.
a song used to lull a child to sleep; cradlesong.
2.
any lulling song.
verb (used with object)
3.
to lull with or as with a lullaby.
Origin:
1550–60; equivalent to lulla, lulla(y), interjection used in cradlesongs (late Middle English lullai, lulli) + -by, as in bye-bye
1550–60; equivalent to lulla, lulla(y), interjection used in cradlesongs (late Middle English lullai, lulli) + -by, as in bye-bye
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| —n , pl -bies | |
| 1. | a quiet song to lull a child to sleep |
| 2. | the music for such a song |
| —vb , -bies, -bies, -bying, -bied | |
| 3. | (tr) to quiet or soothe with or as if with a lullaby |
| [C16: perhaps a blend of | |
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Word Origin & History
lullaby
c.1560, lulley by, from M.E. lollai, lullay, from lullen (see lull). Second element perhaps from by-by "good-by."
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Example sentences
It is as intimate as a lullaby, and as public as a parade.
All he can do is paint, knock down some rust, and accept his boat's lullaby sway.
Perhaps because it is so universal and commonplace, the lullaby doesn't get much respect.
It's that long horizon, the soothing oceanic swell-the best lullaby ever invented.
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