hushaby
/ˈhʌʃəˌbaɪ/
interjection
- Used to soothe a baby to sleep; a lullaby word.
- The mother whispered hushaby to calm her fussy infant.
- She sang 'Hushaby, my little one' as she rocked the cradle.
- Hushaby, don't you cry, go to sleep my baby.
noun
- A lullaby or soothing song for a baby.
- He hummed a gentle hushaby to the baby.
- The album includes a traditional hushaby from the Appalachian region.
- The old hushaby her grandmother sang always made her sleepy.
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