Lullaby (Noun)
Meaning 1
A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- Her mother sang a soft lullaby to help her fall asleep.
- The lullaby had been passed down through generations of the family.
- As she rocked the baby in her arms, she began to hum a gentle lullaby.
- The nurse sang a soothing lullaby to calm the fussy infant.
- The music box played a sweet lullaby that filled the nursery with peace.
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Meaning 2
The act of singing a quiet song to lull a child to sleep.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The mother sang a soft and soothing lullaby to her newborn baby before tucking him into bed.
- In a gentle voice, the nurse hummed a lullaby to calm the restless infant in the hospital nursery.
- Her grandmother used to sing her a traditional lullaby every night when she was a little girl.
- The teacher prepared a lullaby to sing to the kindergarten class during naptime to help them fall asleep.
- As she rocked her child back and forth, she began to sing a lullaby that her own mother used to sing to her.