lullaby lulla·by n

lullaby lulla·by n
['lʌləˌbaɪ]
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  • Lullaby — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Lullaby est un mot anglais signifiant berceuse. Cinéma et télévision Lullaby est un court métrage américain réalisé par Boris Deutsch en 1925. Lullaby est …   Wikipédia en Français

  • lullaby — lull·a·by || lÊŒlÉ™baɪ n. soothing song sung to children at bedtime v. lull with a lullaby, sing lullaby to an infant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lullaby — [lul′ə bī΄] n. pl. lullabies [< lulla (< ME), echoic + by, as in BYE BYE] 1. a song for lulling a baby to sleep; cradlesong 2. music for this vt. lullabied, lullabying to lull with or as with a lullaby …   English World dictionary

  • lullaby — /lul euh buy /, n., pl. lullabies, v., lullabied, lullabying. n. 1. a song used to lull a child to sleep; cradlesong. 2. any lulling song. v.t. 3. to lull with or as with a lullaby. [1550 60; equiv. to lulla, lulla(y), interj. used in cradlesongs …   Universalium

  • lullaby — lull•a•by [[t]ˈlʌl əˌbaɪ[/t]] n. pl. bies, 1) a song used to lull a child to sleep; cradlesong 2) any lulling song 3) to lull with or as if with a lullaby • Etymology: 1550–60; lulla, lulla(y), interj. used in cradlesongs (late ME lullai, lulli)… …   From formal English to slang

  • lullaby — /ˈlʌləbaɪ / (say luluhbuy) noun (plural lullabies) 1. the utterance lullaby or a song containing it; a cradlesong. 2. any lulling song. –verb (t) (lullabied, lullabying) 3. to lull with or as with a lullaby. {Middle English interjection lulla!… …  

  • lullaby — I. noun (plural bies) Etymology: obsolete English lulla, interjection used to lull a child (from Middle English) + bye, interjection used to lull a child, from Middle English by Date: 1573 a soothing refrain; specifically a song to quiet children …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lullaby — lul|la|by [ˈlʌləbaı] n plural lullabies [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: lulla word used to make a child calm or sleepy (15 18 centuries) + bye word used to make a child sleepy (15 20 centuries)] a slow, quiet song sung to children to make them go to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • lullabied — lull·a·by || lÊŒlÉ™baɪ n. soothing song sung to children at bedtime v. lull with a lullaby, sing lullaby to an infant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lullabies — lull·a·by || lÊŒlÉ™baɪ n. soothing song sung to children at bedtime v. lull with a lullaby, sing lullaby to an infant …   English contemporary dictionary

  • lullabying — lull·a·by || lÊŒlÉ™baɪ n. soothing song sung to children at bedtime v. lull with a lullaby, sing lullaby to an infant …   English contemporary dictionary

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