to lull a baby to sleep

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• lull a baby to sleep — help a baby fall asleep (by singing, caressing, etc.) …   English contemporary dictionary

• sleep — sleep1 W2S1 [sli:p] v past tense and past participle slept [slept] 1.) to rest your mind and body, usually at night when you are lying in bed with your eyes closed →↑asleep, oversleep ↑oversleep ▪ I usually sleep on my back. ▪ Did you sleep well… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• baby — n. 1) (of a woman) to have a baby 2) (of a woman) to carry a baby (a pregnant woman carries a baby for nine months; to carry a baby to term) 3) (of a mother) to nurse a baby 4) (of a midwife, nurse, doctor) to deliver a baby 5) (of a clergyman)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• lull — [14] There are several words similar to lull in various Germanic languages, including Swedish lulla ‘lull’ and Dutch lullen ‘prattle’, but it is not clear to what extent they are interconnected. But either individually or collectively they all no …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• lull — [14] There are several words similar to lull in various Germanic languages, including Swedish lulla ‘lull’ and Dutch lullen ‘prattle’, but it is not clear to what extent they are interconnected. But either individually or collectively they all no …   Word origins

• lull´er — lull «luhl», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to soothe with sounds or caresses; hush to sleep: »The mother lulled the crying baby. 2. Figurative. to quiet; make calm or more nearly calm; make peaceful or tranquil: »to lull one s suspicions. The captain… …   Useful english dictionary

• lull — lull1 [lʌl] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from the sound of someone singing to a baby] 1.) to make someone feel calm or as if they want to sleep ▪ The hum of the tyres on the road lulled her to sleep. 2.) to make someone feel safe and… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sleep — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 condition of rest ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ light ▪ much needed ▪ I m off to bed for some much needed sleep. ▪ adequate …   Collocations dictionary

• Soothing Sounds for Baby — Infobox Album Name = Soothing Sounds for Baby Type = Box set Longtype = Artist = Raymond Scott Cover size = Caption = Released = 1964, 2000 Recorded = 1964 Genre = Electronic Length = Language = Label = Basta Producer = Reviews = Compiler =… …   Wikipedia

• lul|la|by — «LUHL uh by», noun, plural bies, verb, bied, by|ing. –n. 1. a soft song to lull a baby to sleep; song for singing to a child in a cradle; cradlesong. 2. any song which soothes to rest: »The bees have hummed their noontide lullaby (Samuel Rogers) …   Useful english dictionary

• 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