lullaby

Questions about lullaby

What does lullaby mean?

lullaby means "a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in lullaby?

lullaby has 3 syllables: lul-la-by. The stress falls on "lul". In IPA it is /ˈlʌləˌbaɪ/.

What is another word for lullaby?

Close synonyms include cradlesong, berceuse, cradlesong. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is lullaby a common word?

lullaby is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with lullaby?

16 words rhyme with lullaby. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.