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hushaby

American  
[huhsh-uh-bahy] / ˈhʌʃ əˌbaɪ /

interjection

  1. hush (used as a command to be silent).

    Hushaby, baby.
hushaby British  
/ ˈhʌʃəˌbaɪ /

interjection

  1. used in quietening a baby or child to sleep

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noun

  1. a lullaby

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Etymology

Origin of hushaby

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

Example Sentences

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For the last decade, Cinemactress Joan Crawford has been hushaby lady to millions for whom dreams at prevailing box-office prices are the only escape from failure and mediocrity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Dear little hands, Dear little feet, Quiet at last; Closed are the eyes: Lullaby, hushaby baby!

From The Piper and the Reed by Norwood, Robert W.

I believe a hiss is music to his ears and a curse is a hushaby, lullaby song.

From The Thunders of Silence by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)

Fast awhile in slumber lie; Sleep, my child, and hushaby.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

Fast awhile in slumber lie; Sleep, my child, and hushaby.

From Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) by Martinengo-Cesaresco, Countess Evelyn

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