lul·la·by
ˈlə-lə-ˌbī 
plural lullabies
: a soothing refrain
specifically
: a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep
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Verb
reclining peacefully on the deck, lullabied by the gentle motion of the ship
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Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 July 2025
After birth, a baby is immediately immersed in a sea of words and rhythm, as their caregivers coo over them, chatter and sing lullabies.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Natalie Maher, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2018
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Noun
Who leaves us echoes — gruff, brilliant, unrepeatable — half legend, half lullaby.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 3 July 2025
After birth, a baby is immediately immersed in a sea of words and rhythm, as their caregivers coo over them, chatter and sing lullabies.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2025
Verb
The original is lullaby-like in its simple softness and was fittingly featured in Richard Linklater's epic 2014 film Boyhood.
—Natalie Maher, Billboard, 13 Mar. 2018
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“Lullaby.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lullaby. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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