Definitions

lullaby

[luhl-uh-bahy] / ˈlʌl əˌbaɪ /

NOUN

nighttime song

Synonyms

STRONG

berceuse music song

WEAK

croon

Example Sentences

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Last month the Department for Education published updated safer-sleep guidance for early-years providers in partnership with The Lullaby Trust.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

A second self-defined expert recommended placing towels in the infant's cot - a practice The Lullaby Trust, a baby safety charity, says also increases the risk of Sids and "accidental death".

From BBC • May 5, 2026

The Lullaby Trust, which exists to keep babies safe and supports bereaved families, has been working with the Department of Education to bring about stricter regulations on safe sleeping.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Appeared in the December 6, 2025, print edition as 'A Young Mother’s Transcendent Lullaby'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

The "Lullaby" is a genuinely interesting study in this over218worked form.

From Contemporary American Composers Being a Study of the Music of This Country, Its Present Conditions and Its Future, with Critical Estimates and Biographies of the Principal Living Composers; and an Abundance of Portraits, Fac-simile Musical Autographs, and Compositions by Hughes, Rupert

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