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lullaby | lullay |

As a noun lullaby

is a soothing song to lull children to sleep.

As a verb lullaby

is {{cx|transitive|lang=en}} To sing a lullaby to.

As an interjection lullay is

used to soothe or urge someone to sleep.

lullaby

English

(wikipedia lullaby)

Noun

(lullabies)
  • A soothing song to lull children to sleep.

    • Synonyms

    * berceuse * cradle song

    Related terms

    * hushaby * lull

    Verb

  • To sing a lullaby to.

    • lullay

    English

    Alternative forms

    * lulla * lully

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (archaic) Used to soothe or urge someone to sleep.
  • * 1866 , Edmund Sedding, "Lullaby Carols", The Gentlemen's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle , page 89:
    • ...in "Ludus Coventriæ", of the 15th century, we find a specimen of a Lullaby Song ... lully, lullay , Thou little tiny CHILD,
    English onomatopoeias