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- Dictionaryswaddle/ˈswɒdl/
verb
- 1. wrap (someone, especially a baby) in garments or cloth: "she swaddled the baby tightly"
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SWADDLE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of swaddle in English. swaddle. verb [ T ] uk / ˈswɒd. ə l / us / ˈswɑː.d ə l / Add to word list. to wrap a baby tightly in cloth: Swaddling a baby tightly in a blanket can be a good way to stop it crying. Synonyms. swathe. wrap. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Swaddle definition: to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.. See examples of SWADDLE used in a sentence.
The meaning of SWADDLE is to wrap (an infant) with swaddling clothes. How to use swaddle in a sentence.
us / ˈswɑː.d ə l / uk / ˈswɒd. ə l / Add to word list. to wrap a baby tightly in cloth: Swaddling a baby tightly in a blanket can be a good way to stop it crying. Synonyms. swathe. wrap. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enclosing, surrounding and immersing. beleaguered. beset. border. box someone/something in. dunk. enclosure.
When you swaddle a baby, you wrap her in a blanket. Parents often swaddle a crying newborn to soothe and comfort her. You can swaddle anything, if you wrap it snugly in a cloth — a child might attempt to swaddle his kitten, or his toy truck — but the verb is used most often to describe the technique of calming a baby with a tightly wrapped ...
4 meanings: 1. to wind a bandage round 2. to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes 3. to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages;.... Click for more definitions.
1. (Medicine) to wind a bandage round. 2. (Clothing & Fashion) to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes. 3. to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother. n. (Clothing & Fashion) chiefly US swaddling clothes. [C15: from Old English swæthel swaddling clothes; related to swathian to swathe]
