Lullaby Definition

lŭlə-bī
lullaby, lullabies
noun
lullabies
A song for lulling a baby to sleep.
Webster's New World
Music based on or like this.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
lullaby, lullabies
To lull with or as with a lullaby.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Lullaby

Noun

Singular:
lullaby
Plural:
lullabies

Origin of Lullaby

  • Obsolete lulla word used in lullabies (from Middle English lullai) (from lullen to lull lull) bye

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English lullen (“to lull") + bye. First recorded circa 1560.

    From Wiktionary

Lullaby Sentence Examples

  • Singing-Whether you sit in a rocking chair or lightly pat your baby while she lies in her crib, a lullaby is the perfect ending to a busy day for you and baby.

  • I find songs like "Beauty in the Breakdown" (their first song) or "Call It a Lullaby" to be among their weakest moments.

  • Don't get caught in his lullaby, because he will put you to sleep... and then beat the tar out of you.

  • All that's needed now is a baby lullaby.

  • If you don't touch your remote for an extended period of time, your Mii will go to sleep and the music turns into a sweet little lullaby that you might even take a nap to yourself.

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Words Starting With

LLULUL

Words Ending With

YBYABY

Unscrambles

lullaby

Words Starting With L and Ending With Y

Starts With L & Ends With YStarts With LU & Ends With YStarts With L & Ends With BY

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With L7 Letter Words Ending With Y