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swaddle

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
13
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈswɒdəl/(UK)
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/ˈswɒdəl/(UK) · /ˈswɔdəl/(US) · /ˈswɑdəl/(US)

Definition of swaddle

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
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verb

  1. To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
  2. (archaic)To beat; cudgel.

noun

  1. Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.
    “They put me in bed in all my swaddles.”
    “The baby is awake, trying to escape the swaddle I have imprisoned her in.”

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Etymology

From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le…

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From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”), Old English sweþian, besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”).

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