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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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. [1913 Webster] 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]