lullaby

Speech parts

1. lullaby - Noun

2. lullaby - Verb

Meaning

A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets.

Hence: Good night; good-by.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

berceuse cradlesong cradle song carol chill out hush music still song poppy salve serenade lay settle sing
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Antonyms

anger bother arouse aggravate annoy agitate
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Hypernyms

song vocal strain

Phrases with the word

classic lullaby

Derivatives

lullabied

Examples

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. Langston Hughes

Full many wanton babes have I, Which must be stilled with lullaby. George Gascoigne

My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have. Stephan Jenkins

In the largest sense, every work of art is protest. ... A lullaby is a propaganda song and any three-year-old knows it. ... A hymn is a controversial song - sing one in the wrong church: you'll find out. ... Pete Seeger

Wherever you will go, I will let you down, But this lullaby goes on. Sarah Dessen

Not everyone who sings a lullaby stays awake. Persian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lulla lullabied lullable lullabye lullabyish lullabylike