hushaby

名词 n. 动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A lullaby used to soothe babies to sleep.
    — The moaning of their voices seemed to me to be like what is understood in Scotland by a "sugh," and might very well have passed for a hushaby, when the nurse had nearly succeeded in murmuring herself to sleep, as well as her infant.
动词 v.
  1. To lull to sleep by saying "hushaby". archaic,transitive
感叹词 intj.
  1. hush and be still; a lull to sleep archaic
    — Hush-a-by, baby, upon the tree-top; / When the wind blows the cradle will rock; / When the bough breaks the cradle will fall; / Down will come cradle and baby and all.

词形变化

hush-a-bye alternative hushabies plural hush-a-bye alternative hushabies present,singular,third-person hushabying participle,present hushabied participle,past hushabied past hush-a-bye alternative

词源

词源 1
Blend of hush + lullaby or hush + -a- (connective interfix) + by (“goodbye, as in bye-bye”).
词源 2
Blend of hush + lullaby or hush + -a- (connective interfix) + by (“goodbye, as in bye-bye”).
词源 3
Blend of hush + lullaby or hush + -a- (connective interfix) + by (“goodbye, as in bye-bye”).
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