Meaning of "lullaby" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LULLABY

Perhaps a blend of lull + goodbye.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LULLABY

lullaby  [ˈlʌləˌbaɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LULLABY

Lullaby is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb lullaby in English.

WHAT DOES LULLABY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lullaby

A lullaby is a soothing piece of music, usually played or sung to young children before they go to sleep, with the intention of aiding that process. As a result, the music is often simple and repetitive. Lullabies can be found in many countries, and have existed since ancient times. Tonally, most lullabies are simple, often merely alternating tonic and dominant harmonies.

Definition of lullaby in the English dictionary

The first definition of lullaby in the dictionary is a quiet song to lull a child to sleep. Other definition of lullaby is the music for such a song. Lullaby is also to quiet or soothe with or as if with a lullaby.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO LULLABY

PRESENT

Present

I lullaby

you lullaby

he/she/it lullabies

we lullaby

you lullaby

they lullaby

Present continuous

I am lullabying

you are lullabying

he/she/it is lullabying

we are lullabying

you are lullabying

they are lullabying

Present perfect

I have lullabied

you have lullabied

he/she/it has lullabied

we have lullabied

you have lullabied

they have lullabied

Present perfect continuous

I have been lullabying

you have been lullabying

he/she/it has been lullabying

we have been lullabying

you have been lullabying

they have been lullabying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I lullabied

you lullabied

he/she/it lullabied

we lullabied

you lullabied

they lullabied

Past continuous

I was lullabying

you were lullabying

he/she/it was lullabying

we were lullabying

you were lullabying

they were lullabying

Past perfect

I had lullabied

you had lullabied

he/she/it had lullabied

we had lullabied

you had lullabied

they had lullabied

Past perfect continuous

I had been lullabying

you had been lullabying

he/she/it had been lullabying

we had been lullabying

you had been lullabying

they had been lullabying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will lullaby

you will lullaby

he/she/it will lullaby

we will lullaby

you will lullaby

they will lullaby

Future continuous

I will be lullabying

you will be lullabying

he/she/it will be lullabying

we will be lullabying

you will be lullabying

they will be lullabying

Future perfect

I will have lullabied

you will have lullabied

he/she/it will have lullabied

we will have lullabied

you will have lullabied

they will have lullabied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been lullabying

you will have been lullabying

he/she/it will have been lullabying

we will have been lullabying

you will have been lullabying

they will have been lullabying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would lullaby

you would lullaby

he/she/it would lullaby

we would lullaby

you would lullaby

they would lullaby

Conditional continuous

I would be lullabying

you would be lullabying

he/she/it would be lullabying

we would be lullabying

you would be lullabying

they would be lullabying

Conditional perfect

I would have lullaby

you would have lullaby

he/she/it would have lullaby

we would have lullaby

you would have lullaby

they would have lullaby

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been lullabying

you would have been lullabying

he/she/it would have been lullabying

we would have been lullabying

you would have been lullabying

they would have been lullabying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you lullaby
we let´s lullaby
you lullaby

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to lullaby

Past participle

lullabied

Present Participle

lullabying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «LULLABY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lullaby» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of lullaby

berceuse · cradlesong

TRANSLATION OF LULLABY

Find out the translation of lullaby to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lullaby from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lullaby» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 催眠曲
• Translator English - Spanish: nana
• English: lullaby
• Translator English - Hindi: लोरी
• Translator English - Arabic: أْغْنِيَةٌ لِتَنْوِيِـمِ الطِّفلُ
• Translator English - Russian: колыбельная
• Translator English - Portuguese: canção de ninar
• Translator English - Bengali: ঘুমপাড়ানি গান
• Translator English - French: berceuse
• Translator English - Malay: Lullaby
• Translator English - German: Schlaflied
• Translator English - Japanese: 子守歌
• Translator English - Korean: 자장가
• Translator English - Javanese: Lullaby
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bài hát ru
• Translator English - Tamil: தாலாட்டு
• Translator English - Marathi: लोला
• Translator English - Turkish: ninni
• Translator English - Italian: ninna nanna
• Translator English - Polish: kołysanka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: колискова
• Translator English - Romanian: cântec de leagăn
• Translator English - Greek: νανούρισμα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: lullaby
• Translator English - Swedish: vaggvisa
• Translator English - Norwegian: vuggevise

7 QUOTES WITH «LULLABY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lullaby.

1

Hoagy Carmichael

Ragtime was my lullaby.

2

Les Dawson

Mind you, I've always been musical... Mother used to sit me on her knee and I'd whisper, 'Mummy, Mummy, sing me a lullaby do,' and she'd say: 'Certainly my angel, my wee bundle of happiness, hold my beer while I fetch me banjo.'

3

James Fenton

The lullaby is the spell whereby the mother attempts to transform herself back from an ogre to a saint.

4

Langston Hughes

Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby.

5

Stephan Jenkins

My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.

6

Holly Near

Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.

7

Luanne Rice

My mother painted and wrote. She always had a painting in progress on an easel in the kitchen, so our house always smelled like oil paint. At night, she wrote after she'd put my sisters and me to bed, and the sound of her typing was our lullaby.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LULLABY»

Discover the use of lullaby in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lullaby and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Lullaby

Together, the man and the woman must find and destroy all copies of this book, and try not to kill every rude sonofabitch that gets in their way. Lullaby is a comedy/drama/tragedy. In that order.

Chuck Palahniuk, 2011

Lullaby

As the body count rises, Streator glimpses the potential catastrophe if someone truly malicious finds out about the song. The only answer is to find and destroy every copy of the book in the country.

Chuck Palahniuk, 2003

This Lullaby

Remy is a cynic when it comes to love.

Sarah Dessen, 2011

Hush!: A Thai Lullaby

A lullaby which asks animals such as a lizard, monkey, and water-buffalo to be quiet and not disturb the sleeping baby.

Minfong Ho, 2007

Lullaby

At the New Year, the men and women of the 87th Precinct face the threat of gang warfare, a burned-out policewoman swears off sex and undercover work, and Detectives Meyer and Carilla search for the killer of an infant and the infant's ...

‎2004

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby

When fourteen-year-old Mattie Sullivan asks Spenser to look into her mother’s murder, he’s not convinced by her claim that the wrong man was convicted.

Ace Atkins, 2012

Daddy's Lullaby

A father takes his baby on a midnight stroll through the house, trying to get the baby to sleep.

Tony Bradman, 2001

Lullaby

John Redmond and his divorced wife meet under mysterious circumstances in Hawaii, learn of their son's strange accident, and confront their own antagonism and the sinister forces endangering them

Oakley M. Hall, 1982

Lost Lullaby

"Lost Lullaby" makes one think the unthinkable: how a loving parent can pray for the death of her child.

Deborah Golden Alecson, 1995

Lullaby

Prepare to fall under the spell of Lullaby, the second book in the Watersong series from New York Times bestselling author Amanda Hocking.

Amanda Hocking, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LULLABY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lullaby is used in the context of the following news items.

Moncton's Lullaby Baxter to open for her friend Lloyd Cole at … - CBC

While Cole alone is a worthy prize, the night gets even better with the opening act, Lullaby Baxter with Robinson St. George. Baxter, a Moncton ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»

Ain't misbehavin'? Broadway audience faux pas get spotlight

NEW YORK (AP) — Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway: Marimba ringtones! Rat-a-tat texting! The shaming "shhhhh!" Years of ... «York Daily Record/Sunday News, Jul 15»

The Latest: Investigators recover 'writings,' official says

Come on along and listen to the lullaby of Broadway: Marimba ringtones! Rat-a-tat texting! The shaming "shhhhh!"More >>. Come on along and listen to the ... «WLNE-TV, Jul 15»

Was it a lullaby? Amazing video captures young pianist … - Daily Mail

A 12-year-old girl has been caught on camera playing a ghostly tune on her beloved piano while sleepwalking. Clearly exhausted, Isabelle ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

Gnome lovers unite behind giant sculpture - Herald Sun

Artist Gregor Kregar's Reflective Lullaby was installed at the Pensinsula Link-Cranbourne Rd intersection, Langwarrin, last week, much to the ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

The Good Listener: Where Are All The Great Lullabies?

Sara M. writes via email: "I'm in search of a good set of lullabies that 1) aren't cloying and annoying; and 2) aren't lullaby-themed covers of pop ... «NPR, Jul 15»

Sleeper of an idea: Musician reworks songs for night

But in the early weeks of Sparrow's life in 2013, there weren't many lullaby options. An Internet search yielded lullaby versions of classic rock ... «The Republic, Jul 15»

Calgary police takedown of armed and drunk suspect included lullaby

Early on Tuesday morning, Brad Dowse of Calgary awoke to what may have been the world's mellowest-ever police takedown of an armed and ... «Yahoo News Canada, Jul 15»

7/15/15 Full Show Podcast (It Oughta Be A Law, Jeff Fest, Bedtime …

Later, Cupid Player Brandon C Price has a bedtime lullaby just for Bernie Sanders. Finally, sports reporter Mark Carman has the latest Chicago ... «WGN Radio, Jul 15»

Giant garden gnome shines in the spotlight

Mr Kregar, a New Zealand sculptor, created Reflective Lullaby in his ... Reflective Lullaby was shipped from Auckland and trucked to its new ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»