lullaby

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lul·la·by /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ noun (plural lullabies) [countable]  APMCHILDa slow quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep 催眠曲，摇篮曲

Examples from the Corpus

lullaby• White noise is as safe as a lullaby.• She said that all night long, like a lullaby, sometimes shaking me to keep me from nodding off.• Somewhere in a room above them, a woman gently crooned the tune of a lullaby.• It was a lullaby with simple words and a complex, Oriental-sounding tune.• So was a lullaby, played on a guitar.• It is carried on through the medium of lullabies.• Penfield got many reports of lullabies and classical music, too.• C.; they were sung about in Sumerian lullabies.Origin lullaby (1500-1600) lulla word used to make a child calm or sleepy ((15-18 centuries)) + bye word used to make a child sleepy ((15-20 centuries))

lul·la·by nounChineseSyllable  

slow sung quiet to a to Corpus children song

lullaby
lul‧la‧by /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ noun (plural lullabies) [countable]a slow quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep
     

THESAURUS

■ types of song
   ▪ national anthem the official song of a country, which is sung or played on public occasions: Before the match, everyone stood up to sing the national anthem.
   ▪ hymn /hɪm/ a religious song that is sung in a church: What hymns did you choose for your wedding? | At funerals people often sing the hymn ‘Abide with Me’.
   ▪ carol a traditional Christmas song: We went around the houses, singing carols.
   ▪ folk song a traditional song from a particular area: an old Mexican folk song
   ▪ ballad a long folk song which tells a story: a traditional ballad about a man who is dreaming of his home in Ireland
   ▪ lullaby a slow quiet song sung to children to make them go to sleep: She sat by the child’s bed, softly singing a lullaby.

lul·labyBrE /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈlʌləbaɪ/ 🔊 noun (

plural

lul·labies) a soft gentle song sung to make a child go to sleep 摇篮曲；催眠曲