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swaddle
[ swod-l ]
/ ˈswɒd l /
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verb (used with object), swad·dled, swad·dling.
to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
to wrap (anything) round with bandages.
noun
a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
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Origin of swaddle
OTHER WORDS FROM swaddle
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British Dictionary definitions for swaddle
swaddle
/ (ˈswɒdəl) /
verb (tr)
to wind a bandage round
to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes
to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother
noun
mainly US swaddling clothes
Word Origin for swaddle
C15: from Old English swæthel swaddling clothes; related to swathian to swathe
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