swaddle UK /ˈswɒdəl/US /ˈswɔdəl/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth. •(no longer used) To beat; cudgel. noun1 •Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.They put me in bed in all my swaddles. — 1711 formsswaddled · swaddling · swaddles
