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Meaning of "rockabye" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCKABYE

rockabye  [ˈrɒkəˌbaɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCKABYE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rockabye is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES ROCKABYE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Rockabye

Rockabye may refer to: ▪ Rockabye, starring Constance Bennett and Joel McCrea ▪ Rockabye, starring Jimmy Smits and Valerie Bertinelli ▪ "Rockabye", an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit ▪ "Lullaby", commonly incorrectly referred to as "Rockabye"...

Definition of rockabye in the English dictionary

The definition of rockabye in the dictionary is used in lullabies or nursery rhymes to encourage a baby to sleep.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ROCKABYE


aby
əˈbaɪ
alibi
ˈælɪˌbaɪ
bi
baɪ
buy
baɪ
by
baɪ
bye
baɪ
Dubai
duːˈbaɪ
flyby
ˈflaɪˌbaɪ
goodbye
ˌɡʊdˈbaɪ
hereby
ˌhɪəˈbaɪ
hushaby
ˈhʌʃəˌbaɪ
incubi
ˈɪŋkjʊˌbaɪ
lullaby
ˈlʌləˌbaɪ
Mumbai
mʊmˈbaɪ
nearby
ˈnɪəˌbaɪ
overby
ˈəʊvəˌbaɪ
standby
ˈstændbaɪ
succubi
ˈsʌkjʊˌbaɪ
syllabi
ˈsɪləˌbaɪ
thereby
ˌðɛəˈbaɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCKABYE

rock-bound
rock-climb
rock-girt
rock-hard
rock-ribbed
rock-solid
rock-steady
rock´n´roll
rockabilly
rockable
Rockall
rockaway
rockcress
Rockefeller
rocker
rocker arm
rockeries
rockery
rocket
rocket attack

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCKABYE

abye
an eye for an eye
by the bye
bye-bye
Debye
dye
easy on the eye
eye
forbye
golden goodbye
hook and eye
in the public eye
inbye
leg bye
nye
see eye to eye
turn a blind eye
upbye
ye
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Synonyms and antonyms of rockabye in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rockabye» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCKABYE

Find out the translation of rockabye to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rockabye from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rockabye» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

rockabye
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rockabye
570 millions of speakers

English

rockabye
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

rockabye
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

rockabye
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Rockabye
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rockabye
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

rockabye
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Rockabye
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rockabye
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rockabye
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

摩天楼ララバイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

rockabye
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rockabye
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rockabye
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Rockabye
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉकबाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rockabye
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rockabye
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rockabye
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Rockabye
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Rockabye
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Rockabye
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rockabye
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rockabye
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rockabye
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rockabye

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCKABYE»

The term «rockabye» is normally little used and occupies the 114.835 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCKABYE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «rockabye» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «rockabye» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rockabye

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCKABYE»

Discover the use of rockabye in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rockabye and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Rockabye: From Wild to Child
Rockabye is the lively memoir of a spontaneous young city-girl who becomes unexpectedly pregnant.
Rebecca Woolf, 2008
2
Rockabye Baby
Little children never think of old Mr. Macready as evil until he dons his white nurse's uniform and blood-red lipstick, tightens his gloved hands around their necks, and croons his deadly lullaby
Stephen Gresham, 1984
3
Rockabye Crocodile
Two elderly boars with contrasting dispositions take turns caring for a baby crocodile and find that their attitudes determine how they are repaid.
‎1993
4
When the Bough Breaks: Rockabye Baby
Love, hate, ambition, greed, lasciviousnesshuman nature is laid bare in this story about the fall of the grandest house in Hebron, Georgia.
Oscar Patton, 2012
5
Rockabye
Baby hunger. Returning to the feisty mood of her hit The Female of the Species, Joanna Murray-Smith in Rockabye gives our self-involved, celebrity-obsessed culture a satirical duff-up. (1 act; 3 male, 4 female).
Joanna Murray-Smith, 2009
6
Rockabye Rabbit
A dog runs off with the stuffed rabbit that has helped Jonathan deal with living under the Twelfth Street Bridge, but as he and his mother get ready to move into the Family Home, Jonathan gets a wonderful present.
Kersten Hamilton, 1995
7
Wicked Times: Selected Poems
Rockabye love on the fire-escape; each of your eyes is a shiny blue lake; each of your breasts is a billow of cream; softly now sing me a boat for my dream. Let me hear nightingales all the night through; see how the trees build a web on the ...
Aaron Kramer, Cary Nelson, Donald Gilzinger, 2004
8
Mother Truth's Melodies / Common Sense For Children
Our darling is ill. Rockabye, baby, We'll soon have him well; Rockabye, baby. Don't coax himto nurse, For urgingtoeat Only makes matters worse. {43} Rockabye,baby, Our darlingis ill, Rockabye, baby, We'll soonhave him well; Rockabye, ...
Mrs. E. P. Miller, 2014
9
Rockabye
Deserted by her husband, given little hope by the police, and with very little money to her name, Susannah despairs after her two-year-old son is abducted by two men just before Christmas
Laird Koenig, 1983
10
Land of Nod Rockabye Book
Land of Nod Rockabye Book, The
‎1999

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCKABYE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rockabye is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rockabye Your Bear - The Wiggles are here
These new hits will be heard alongside classics of The Wiggles genre, including Hot Potato!, Rock-a-Bye Your Bear and Do the Propeller. The fab four of fun for ... «The Press, Jul 15»
2
Steely Dan, Elvis Costello at Red Rocks (photos, review)
Steely Dan Summer 2015 STEELY DAN “ROCKABYE GOLLIE ANGEL TOUR” with special guests Elvis Costello & The Imposters at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. «Reverb, Jul 15»
3
iZombie Round Table: Rockabye Zombie
Some of the best romances are born out of friendship. Then again, some of the best friendships are trashed by romance. Who has time to decide which situation ... «TV Fanatic, Apr 15»
4
Finally, The Lullaby Deadhead Parents Have Been Waiting For
In anticipation of the release, Rockabye Baby! debuted a cute stop-motion animation video set to a xylophone-filled "Casey Jones." Haight-Ashbury has never ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
5
Steely Dan Extend 'Rockabye Gollie Angel' Tour into Summer, Add …
Having recently announced a string of West Coast tour dates for April 2015, Steely Dan have raised the ante a bit – this morning, news broke that they're ... «Rock Cellar Magazine, Feb 15»
6
Rockabye Baby Releases Lullaby Renditions of Fleetwood Mac
If you've ever wanted to lull your child to sweet dreams with, well, “Dreams,” you now have the chance. Rockabye Baby, the group responsible for creating ... «Paste Magazine, Feb 15»
7
Hear Rockabye Baby! Version of Fleetwood Mac's 'Don't Stop …
The band is being honored with their own installment of the wildly popular Rockabye Baby! series, which has soundtracked nurseries around the globe with ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Feb 15»
8
Buy a Thrill: Catch Steely Dan at Palms Casino
... on Apr. 11, when the brainy kings of '70s jazz rock stop by on their Rockabye Gollie Angel tour with eight supporting musicians and three backing vocalists. «Los Angeles Times, Jan 15»
9
Tour Dates | Steely Dan Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour
The April portion of Steely Dan's Rockabye Gollie Angel Tour begins with a pair of shows on April 7 & 8 at Wells Fargo Center For The Arts in Santa Rosa, ... «JamBase, Jan 15»
10
Rockabye Baby's Secret To Success: Forget About Baby
Lisa Roth created Rockabye Baby, rock songs remade as children's lullabies, for ... The invention was Rockabye Baby, the lullaby series that now includes over ... «Fast Company, Oct 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Rockabye [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/rockabye>. May 2024 ».
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