Lullaby - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Lullaby :  (noun)
1: a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep [syn: cradlesong, berceuse]
2: a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep [syn: cradlesong]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Lullaby : \lull"a*by\, n. [Based on Lull, v. t. ] 1. A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets. --Shak.

2. Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] --Shak.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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