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单词 lullaby
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
lull•a•by /ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -bies. 
  1. a song used to lull a child to sleep.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
lull•a•by  (lulə bī′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -bies, v., -bied, -by•ing. 
n. 
  1. a song used to lull a child to sleep;
    cradlesong.
  2. any lulling song.

v.t. 
  1. to lull with or as with a lullaby.
  • equivalent. to lulla, lulla(y), interj. used in cradlesongs (late Middle English lullai, lulli) + -by, as in bye-bye 1550–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
lullaby /ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/ n ( pl -bies)
  1. a quiet song to lull a child to sleep
vb ( -bies, -bying, -bied)
  1. (transitive) to quiet or soothe with or as if with a lullaby
Etymology: 16th Century: perhaps a blend of lull + goodbye
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