hush a child to sleep

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• Hush-a-bye, Baby — [Hush a bye, Baby] a popular old ↑lullaby (= song sung to make a young child go to sleep). In the US, the name and first line of the song is Rock a bye, baby. The tune is similar to ↑Lilliburlero. Hush a bye, baby, On the tree top. When the wind… …   Useful english dictionary

• hush — hush1 [hʌʃ] v [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: husht silent, hushed (15 19 centuries), from husht a word used to tell people to keep quiet] 1.) hush spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset ▪ Hush, now. Try to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• hush — 1 verb 1 hush! spoken used to tell people to be quiet or to comfort a child who is crying or upset: Hush, now. Try to get to sleep. 2 (T) to make someone stop shouting, talking, crying etc 3 (I) to stop shouting, talking etc hush sth up phrasal… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Hush-a-bye, Baby — a popular old lullaby (= song sung to make a young child go to sleep). Hush a bye, baby, On the tree top. When the wind blows, The cradle will rock. When the bough breaks, The cradle will fall, And down will come baby, Cradle and all.In the US,… …   Universalium

• Lullaby — A lullaby is a soothing song, usually sung to children before they go to sleep. They originated in England in the late 1300s. The idea is that the song sung by a familiar and beautiful voice will lull the child to sleep. Lullabies written by… …   Wikipedia

• lull — {{11}}lull (n.) 1650s as the name of a soothing drink, from LULL (Cf. lull) (v.). Meaning period of quiet in a storm is from 1815. {{12}}lull (v.) early 14c., lullen hush to sleep, probably imitative of lu lu sound used to lull a child to sleep… …   Etymology dictionary

• hushaby — hush·a·by || hʌʃəbaɪ interj. hush (used as an order to be silent); used as lullaby to put a child to sleep …   English contemporary dictionary

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