Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lullaby"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
lullaby \lull"a*by\, n. [From {Lull}, v. t. ]
1. A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which
quiets. --Shak.
2. Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lullaby
n 1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: {cradlesong},
{berceuse}]
2: a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep [syn: {cradlesong}]
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