swaddle
verb
swad·dle ˈswä-dᵊl 
swaddled; swaddling ˈswäd-liŋ
ˈswä-dᵊl-iŋ
transitive verb
1
a
: to wrap (an infant) with swaddling clothes
b
: envelop, swathe
legs swaddled in bandages
2
: restrain, restrict
marriage … swaddled him in a domesticity he came to loathe
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Example Sentences
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
Recent Examples on the Web Just by name alone, who wouldn't be interested—and who wouldn't want to swaddle themselves in one for a day of comfort? Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2022 Neither her nor Morgan appears to know how to properly swaddle the poor kid, let alone rock or shush it to sleep. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 The Baby-Sitters Club is here to swaddle you in nostalgia (and help keep your offspring occupied). Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021 Sally Hansen Hydrating Foot Mask comes with two paper socks that swaddle dry feet in a cozy blend of vitamin E, macadamia oil, and shea butter. Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2021 Who can resist a character who gallantly proffers her Hermès silk scarf to swaddle a newborn? Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2021 Gill likes to make the sabzi for her daughters and swaddle it inside warm pita, or another tender bread, to make thick, satisfying wraps. New York Times, 26 May 2021 Odfjell Vineyards, Orzada Carignan, Maule, 2018, $22 Concentrated black fruits swaddle the brooding feral, heart of this earthy Carignan. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Part of that is having a fantastic costume team ready with robes and hot water bottles and standing by to swaddle them in between. Jean Bentley, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2021 See More
Roxanne Adamiyatt, Town & Country, 23 Apr. 2022 Neither her nor Morgan appears to know how to properly swaddle the poor kid, let alone rock or shush it to sleep. Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021 The Baby-Sitters Club is here to swaddle you in nostalgia (and help keep your offspring occupied). Zoe Haylock, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2021 Sally Hansen Hydrating Foot Mask comes with two paper socks that swaddle dry feet in a cozy blend of vitamin E, macadamia oil, and shea butter. Erica Metzger, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Sep. 2021 Who can resist a character who gallantly proffers her Hermès silk scarf to swaddle a newborn? Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 June 2021 Gill likes to make the sabzi for her daughters and swaddle it inside warm pita, or another tender bread, to make thick, satisfying wraps. New York Times, 26 May 2021 Odfjell Vineyards, Orzada Carignan, Maule, 2018, $22 Concentrated black fruits swaddle the brooding feral, heart of this earthy Carignan. Lauren Mowery, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2021 Part of that is having a fantastic costume team ready with robes and hot water bottles and standing by to swaddle them in between. Jean Bentley, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English swadelen, swathelen, probably alteration of swedelen, swethelen, from swethel swaddling band, from Old English; akin to Old English swathian to swathe
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
swaddle
verb
as in to wrap
to wrap (someone, especially a baby) tightly with a blanket, pieces of cloth, etc. He swaddled the baby in a blanket. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- wrap
- drape
- gown
- garment
- robe
- huddle
- habit
- costume
- apparel
- swathe
- toilet
- garb
- dress
- cloak
- clothe
- attire
- jacket
- frock
- vesture
- vest
- enrobe
- array
- dress up
- suit
- enswathe
- uniform
- hap
- outfit
- bedeck
- mantle
- tog (up or out)
- get up
- deck (out)
- furnish
- tailor
- rig (out)
- do up
- equip
- caparison
- dress down
- invest
- bedight
- habilitate
- accoutre
- accouter
- underdress
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- uncover
- denude
- divest
- unveil
- strip
- undress
- disrobe
- undrape
- disarray
- unclothe
- untruss
