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English

Etymology

From Middle English swaþelynge; equivalent to swaddle +? -ing.

Verb

swaddling

1. present participle of swaddle

Noun

swaddling (countable and uncountable, plural swaddlings)

1. The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
2. Clothing of this kind.

Derived terms

• swaddling clothes

Translations

Further reading

• swaddling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dawdlings, waddlings

English

Etymology

From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) +? -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”), Old English sweþian, besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?sw?d?l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?sw?d?l/, /?sw?d?l/
• Rhymes: -?d?l

Verb

swaddle (third-person singular simple present swaddles, present participle swaddling, simple past and past participle swaddled)

1. To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
2. (archaic) To beat; cudgel.

Related terms

• swaddling

Translations

Noun

swaddle (plural swaddles)

1. Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.

   • They put me in bed in all my swaddles.

Anagrams

• Dewalds, Waddles, dawdles, waddles