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cradlesong

cradlesong

6.2
A soft song sung to a baby to help them fall asleep
  • noun
  • /ˈkreɪdəlˌsɔŋ/
translation icon : canción de cuna
  • She hummed a gentle cradlesong to soothe her baby to sleep.

Examples

  • The melody of the old cradlesong brought back memories of his childhood.

  • She sang a soft cradlesong to her baby.

  • Every night, his mother would sing a cradlesong by his bedside.

  • The cradlesong helped him drift off to sleep.

  • She sang a gentle cradlesong to her baby, hoping to lull him to sleep.

  • As the child drifted off, the soft cradlesong filled the room with warmth and peace.

  • The mother softly hums a cradlesong every night as part of their bedtime routine.

Synonyms

lullaby
vscradlesong
  • Baby Talk
49 1.0

A soft gentle song that helps a child fall asleep

is the same idea but expressed with a different word
berceuse
vscradlesong
1 9.9

A soft song to help a child sleep

is a quietly sung sleep song rather than a composed piece
rockabye
vscradlesong
  • Baby Talk
1 4.6

A gentle song sung to help a baby sleep while you rock them

is a quiet sleep song not necessarily involving rocking

How Soothing

cradlesong
6.2
song
∞ 1.0
hum
85 1.0

Surface Forms

cradlesong singular
cradlesongs plural

Morphology

cradlesong = cradle + song (transparent) = cradle + song

Meaning is clearly the combination of 'cradle' and 'song' (a song for a baby), which learners can infer from the parts.

Etymology

Cradlesong is made of two simple words, cradle 'a baby's bed that rocks' and song 'a short tune', so it means a gentle song sung while rocking a baby to sleep, like a 'lullaby'. A helpful picture to remember it is someone rocking a cradle and singing softly to help the child sleep.