lul·la·by
ˈlə-lə-ˌbī 
plural lullabies
: a soothing refrain
specifically
: a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep
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Verb
reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship
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Elisabetta Povoledo Alessandro Penso, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Though the book's first pages are sweet, things get weird when the little boy becomes a teenager and the mother continues to go into her son's room, and rock him while singing the lullaby, Fischer said.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
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Noun
After being serenaded with music, including Brahms’ classic lullaby, the children settled down (or tried to) in a patchwork of sleeping bags on an artificial green lawn used in a previous production of Madama Butterfly.
—Elisabetta Povoledo Alessandro Penso, New York Times, 13 May 2024
Though the book's first pages are sweet, things get weird when the little boy becomes a teenager and the mother continues to go into her son's room, and rock him while singing the lullaby, Fischer said.
—Emilee Coblentz, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2024
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“Lullaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lullaby. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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