swaddle
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Verb
swaddles, 3rd person singular present; swaddled, past participle; swaddling, present participle; swaddled, past tense;
/ˈswädl/,
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swaddles, 3rd person singular present; swaddled, past participle; swaddling, present participle; swaddled, past tense;
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Wrap (someone, esp. a baby) in garments or cloth
- - she swaddled the baby tightly
- - they have grown up swaddled in consumer technology
Web Definitions:
- wrap in swaddling clothes; "swaddled the infant"
- Swaddling is an age-old practice of wrapping infants snugly in swaddling cloths, blankets or similar cloth so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted. Swaddling bands were often used to further restrict the infant. ...
- To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth
- (Swaddling) Securely wrapping a baby in a light blanket to soothe and/or restrain him or her. The NICU nurses can teach you how to swaddle your baby. ...
- (Swaddling) Wrapping the infant tightly in a blanket with arms and legs bent up and hands close to his/her mouth (Lubbe, 2008:132).
- Swaddling is the art of snugly wrapping a baby in a blanket for warmth and security. It can also keep babies from being disturbed by their own startle reflex, and it may help them stay warm for the first few days of life until their internal thermostat kicks in. ...
- to wrap a baby like a mummy with only his head sticking out.
- To wrap a baby snuggly in a blanket.