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Webster 1913 Edition


lullaby

lull′a-by

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Noun.
[From
Lull
,
Verb.
T.
]
1.
A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets.
Shak.
2.
Hence: Good night; good-by.
[Obs.]
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Lullaby

LULL'ABY

,
Noun.
[lull and by. See By.]
A song to quiet babes; that which quiets.

Definition 2024


lullaby

lullaby

English

Noun

lullaby (plural lullabies)

  1. A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

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Verb

lullaby (third-person singular simple present lullabies, present participle lullabying, simple past and past participle lullabied)

  1. (transitive) To sing a lullaby to.