hushaby

[ huhsh-uh-bahy ]

/ ˈhʌʃ əˌbaɪ /

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interjection

hush (used as a command to be silent): Hushaby, baby.

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Origin of hushaby

First recorded in 1790–1800; hush + (lull)aby

Words nearby hushaby

husbandage, husbandman, husbandry, Husein ibn-Ali, hush, hushaby, hushed, hush-hush, Hu Shih, hush money, hush puppy

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How to use hushaby in a sentence

She continued to croon softly the lullaby which had belonged to her own babies: "Hushaby, sweet, my own—"
The Gay Cockade|Temple Bailey
I believe a hiss is music to his ears and a curse is a hushaby, lullaby song.
The Thunders of Silence|Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for hushaby

hushaby

/ (ˈhʌʃəˌbaɪ) /

interjection plural -bies

used in quietening a baby or child to sleep

noun

a lullaby

Word Origin for hushaby

C18: from hush 1 + by, as in bye-bye

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