swaddle

Questions about swaddle

What does swaddle mean?

swaddle means "wrap in swaddling clothes".

How many syllables are in swaddle?

swaddle has 2 syllables and divides as swad-dle under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for swaddle?

Close synonyms include swathe. 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 swaddle a common word?

swaddle is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.