un-swaddled
l verb (used with object)
1.
to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
2.
to wrap (anything) round with bandages.
noun
3.
a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
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swaddle (ˈswɒdəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to wind a bandage round |
| 2. | to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes |
| 3. | to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother |
| —n | |
| 4. | chiefly (US) swaddling clothes |
| [C15: from Old English swæthel swaddling clothes; related to swathian to | |
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Word Origin & History
swaddle
c.1300, probably a frequentative form of O.E. swaþian (see swathe). Phrase swaddling clothes is from Coverdale (1535) translation of Luke ii:7.
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