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lullaby

/ˈlʌləbaɪ/

/ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/

Translations

lullabynoun

lullabies

/ˈlʌləbaɪ/

/ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/

колыбельная

She sang a lullaby to help the baby sleep.

Она спела колыбельную, чтобы помочь ребенку уснуть.

Additional translations

усыпляющая песня

баюканье

Synonyms

sleep song

cradle song

soothing song

lull

naptime song

lullabyverb

lullabied

Past Simple

lullabied

Past Participle

lullabying

Gerund

/ˈlʌl.ə.baɪ/

/ˈlʌl.əˌbaɪ/

усыплять

She would lullaby her baby to sleep every night.

Она усыпляла своего ребенка каждую ночь.

Synonyms

put to sleep

soothe to sleep

rock to sleep

lull to sleep

lull

lullabyadjective

/ˈlʌl.ə.baɪ/

/ˈlʌl.əˌbaɪ/

Used attributively before nouns (e.g., “lullaby music”) to denote relation to lullabies or a soothing quality

Synonyms

Definitions

lullabynoun

A soothing song or piece of music that is sung to children to help them fall asleep.

The mother sang a gentle lullaby to her baby to help him drift off to sleep.

lullabyverb

To soothe or calm someone, typically a child, by singing a lullaby.

She would lullaby her baby to sleep every night with a gentle tune.

To cause someone to relax or feel complacent, often so that they become less alert or aware.

The monotonous lecture lullabied the students into complacency.

lullabyadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a lullaby; soothing or gentle in effect.

Soft, lullaby lighting filled the nursery.