marriage … swaddled him in a domesticity he came to loathe—Nina Auerbach
Examples of swaddle in a Sentence
He swaddled the baby in a blanket.
Recent Examples on the WebThe photo shows the newborn, swaddled in a white baby blanket and cuddled in his father’s arms.—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 13 May 2024 Josh announced his birth with a simple post on Instagram of his newborn swaddled in the hospital blanket and hat, captioning it with his name.—Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 26 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for swaddle
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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
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