different between hushaby vs lullaby

English

Etymology

Blend of hush +? lullaby

Interjection

hushaby

1. (archaic) hush and be still. A lull to sleep.
   • 1892. Eugene Field. Hushaby Sweet my Own. In With Trumpet and Drum. page 106 [1]:

     The night is fair, and the waves are still,

     And the wind is singing to you and to me

     In this lowly home beside the sea —

     Hushaby, sweet my own!

Noun

hushaby (plural hushabies)

1. A lullaby used to soothe babies to sleep.

Verb

hushaby (third-person singular simple present hushabies, present participle hushabying, simple past and past participle hushabied)

1. (archaic, transitive) To lull to sleep by saying "hushaby".

English

Alternative forms

• lullabye (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle English lullen (“to lull”) + bye. First recorded circa 1560. Compare Old English b?, b? (“lullaby!”, interjection).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?l?l?ba?/

Noun

lullaby (plural lullabies)

1. A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

Synonyms

• berceuse
• cradle song

Related terms

• hushaby
• lull

Translations

Verb

lullaby (third-person singular simple present lullabies, present participle lullabying, simple past and past participle lullabied)

1. (transitive) To sing a lullaby to.

Further reading

• lullaby on Wikipedia.Wikipedia