lullaby

Everyday

1. A lullaby is a soft, gentle song sung to help a baby or small child fall asleep. tree →
2. A lullaby is any soft, calming sound: the lullaby of the waves. tree →

In the lessons

In music lessons lullabies have slow, rocking rhythms; famous ones are «Hush, Little Baby», «Rock-a-bye Baby», «Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star» and Brahms's Lullaby. Every culture has its own lullabies. In stories a lullaby shows comfort and love. Phrases: «sing a lullaby», «hum a lullaby».

Examples

• Mum sang a lullaby until the baby fell asleep. tree →
• «Rock-a-bye Baby» is an old English lullaby. tree →
• The waves were a lullaby that sent me to sleep. tree →
• Gran hums a Ukrainian lullaby. tree →
• We learned a lullaby from Ghana in music. tree →
• Brahms wrote a famous lullaby for piano. tree →
• Leaning on one hand and softly whispering a little lullaby, she threw a light cover over her baby. tree →

Note

Plural «lullabies» (y → ies). Said «LULL-uh-by». From «lull» (to calm). Countable.