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unswaddled

unswaddled

7.4
Not wrapped tightly in cloth or a blanket so a baby can move
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈswɑːdld/
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  • After a few hours, the tired baby was finally unswaddled and ready to be held.

Examples

  • His legs, unswaddled, beat the air like butterfly wings.

    Fiction book (1997)

  • The baby was happily playing on the blanket, completely unswaddled and free to move her arms and legs.

  • The doctor recommended keeping the newborn unswaddled during the day to help her stretch out.

Synonyms

unwrapped
vsunswaddled
1.0

Not covered by paper or plastic

is used especially for babies left without a tight blanket around them
uncovered
vsunswaddled
  • NSFW
1.9

Not wearing clothes on a part of the body

is about infants not tightly bound in cloth or a blanket

Antonyms

to swaddle
12 3.8

To wrap a baby tightly in cloth to keep them warm

How Wrapped

wrapped
1.0
unswaddled
7.4
unwrapped
1.0
bare
217 2.2

Surface Forms

unswaddled positive

Morphology

unswaddled = swaddled (transparent) = un + swaddle + ed

The immediate base 'swaddled' is clearly formed from 'swaddle' + -ed; adding 'un-' simply negates that state.

Etymology

Unswaddled is formed from un- meaning 'not' and swaddle meaning 'to wrap a baby tightly in cloth'. So an unswaddled baby is not wrapped and can move or stretch freely.