[syn: lullaby, cradlesong]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
lullaby \lull"a*by\, n. [From Lull, v. t. ]
1. A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which
quiets. --Shak.
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2. Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lullaby
n 1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn:
lullaby, cradlesong, berceuse]
2: the act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
[syn: lullaby, cradlesong]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
19 Moby Thesaurus words for "lullaby":
Schlummerlied, Wiegenlied, anesthetic, berceuse, cradlesong,
hypnotic, mandrake, morphia, morphine, nightcap, opiate, opium,
poppy, sedative, sleep-bringer, sleep-inducer, sleep-producer,
somnifacient, soporific