Synonyms

berceuse

American

[ber-sœz] / bɛrˈsœz /

noun

Music.

a cradlesong; lullaby.
a composition for instrument or voice, having a soothing, reflective character.

berceuse British

/ bɛrsøz /

noun

a cradlesong or lullaby
an instrumental piece suggestive of this, in six-eight time

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

berceuses

plural

Etymology

Origin of berceuse

1875–80; < French, equivalent to berc ( er ) to rock + -euse -euse

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