lullaby

a quiet, gentle song sung to children to help them go to sleep.

/ˈlələbaɪ/ If anyone has ever sung a song to you before bedtime, trying to lull you to sleep, you can call that song a lullaby. Lullabies are usually soft and soothing tunes - more like "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" than AC/DC's "Back in Black."

Synonyms of lullaby. : a soothing refrain. specifically : a song to quiet children or lull them to sleep.

A lullaby is a song or folk poem meant to help a child fall asleep. From A Poet's Glossary. The following definition of the term lullaby is reprinted from A Poet's Glossary by Edward Hirsch. A bedtime song or chant to put a child to sleep.

But in all likelihood, the primary and concrete function of the lullaby is to calm or induce sleep in the baby. In comparison, the objectives of play songs are more didactic (e.g., learning alphabetical or numerical sequences) and have the benefit of stimulating the young child.

These songs often include themes of nature, love, and protection and are often written in a sing-song style. According to experts, lullabies are an important part of a child's development, helping them to relax and develop cognitive skills. They can also act as a form of bonding between parent and child.

The repetition provides familiarity and predictability, yet isn't slow enough to remind of walking tempo. Also characteristically prerequisite for your typical lullaby is a major key, emphasis on proximity and/or consonance between consecutive notes, and predictability.

As lullabies are a type of folk song, their lyrics often relate to culturally relevant topics, and often become deeply tied with the culture.

Often, they're used to help babies gently fall asleep. But lullabies can be more than that. They can be used to soothe, to comfort, and to make children feels closer to their parents and vice versa.

Many people believe it's just a simple rhyme meant to teach a practical lesson. As the editors of Mother Goose's Melody commented on the lyrics, they could be nothing more than "a warning to the proud and ambitious, who climb [too] high that [they] generally fall at last."

Lullaby is a combination of “lullen” which means to lull, and by, which just means near. The first documented use of the word was in 1560. The other theory is that it comes from Hebrew. It supposedly comes from “Lilith-Abi”, which means “Lilith be gone”.

Lullaby is a combination of “lullen” which means to lull, and by, which just means near. The first documented use of the word was in 1560. The other theory is that it comes from Hebrew. It supposedly comes from “Lilith-Abi”, which means “Lilith be gone”.