Sekirov Dictionary

hushaby

exclamation 1
noun 1
verb 1
forms 3

exclamation1

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(no longer used) hush and be still; a lull to sleep
- 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. — 1805

noun1

A lullaby used to soothe babies to sleep.

verb1

(no longer used) To lull to sleep by saying "hushaby".

forms

hushabied · hushabying · hushabies

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