different between serenade vs lullaby

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French sérénade, from Italian serenata, from the past participle of serenare, from Latin serenare, from serenus (“calm”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s????ne?d/
• Rhymes: -e?d

Noun

serenade (plural serenades)

1. A love song that is sung directly to one's love interest, especially one performed below the window of a loved one in the evening.
2. (music) An instrumental composition in several movements.

Translations

Verb

serenade (third-person singular simple present serenades, present participle serenading, simple past and past participle serenaded)

1. (transitive) To sing or play a serenade for (someone).
   • 2013, Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland (in The Guardian, 14 August 2013)[1]

     The Southampton striker, who also struck a post late on, was being serenaded by the Wembley crowd before the end and should probably brace himself for some Lambert-mania over the coming days but, amid the eulogies, it should not overlook the deficiencies that were evident in another stodgy England performance.

Translations

Further reading

• serenade on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• enseared

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

serenade f (plural serenades)

1. serenade

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sere?nade]

Noun

serenade f pl

1. plural of serenad?

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