unswaddled
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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
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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.
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The doctor recommended keeping the newborn unswaddled during the day to help her stretch out.
Synonyms
Antonyms
How Wrapped
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.