Definitions for swaddle
ˈswɒd lswad·dle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swaddle, swatheverb

   wrap in swaddling clothes

   "swaddled the infant"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swaddleverb

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swaddlenoun

   Cloaths bound round the body.

   Etymology: from the verb.

   I begged them to uncase me: no, no, say they; and upon that carried me to one of their houses, and put me to bed in all my swaddles. Addison.

2. To Swaddleverb

   Etymology: swedan , Saxon.

   1. To swathe; to bind in cloaths, generally used of binding newborn children.

   Invested by a veil of clouds,
   And swadled as new-born in sable shrouds;
   For these a receptacle I design’d. George Sandys.

   How soon doth man decay!
   When cloths are taken from a chest of sweets,
   To swaddle infants, whose young breath
   Scarce knows the way;
   Those clouts are little winding sheets,
   Which do consign and send them unto death. George Herbert.

   They swaddled me up in my night-gown with long pieces of linen, ’till they had wrapt me in about an hundred yards of swathe. Addison.

   2. To beat; to cudgel. A low ludicrous word.

   Great on the bench, great in the saddle,
   That could as well bind o’er as swaddle. Hudibras.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. swaddle

   Swaddling is an age-old practice of wrapping infants in blankets or similar cloths so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted. Swaddling bands were often used to further restrict the infant. Swaddling fell out of favour in the 17th century. A few authors are said to be of the opinion that swaddling is becoming popular again, although medical and psychological opinion on the effects of swaddling is largely against. Some modern medical studies indicate that swaddling helps babies fall asleep and to remain asleep and helps to keep the baby in a supine position, which lowers the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). However, another study indicated that swaddling increased the risk of SIDS. Additionally, emerging evidence is showing that certain swaddling techniques may increase the risk of developmental dysplasia of the hip.

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1. swaddle

   Swaddle is a practice mainly involving babies, where they are wrapped securely in a blanket or similar cloth to restrict their movement and make them feel safe and secure, as if they were still in the womb. It can also refer to an act of wrapping or bundling someone or something tightly in clothes or material.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swaddlenoun

   anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a swaddling band

2. Swaddleverb

   to bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; -- used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby

3. Swaddleverb

   to beat; to cudgel

4. Etymology: [AS. sweil, sweel, fr. sweain to bind. See Swathe.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Swaddle

   swod′l, v.t. to swathe or bind tight with clothes, as an infant.—ns. Swadd′ler, an Irish papist's name for a Methodist, &c.; Swadd′ling-band, Swadd′ling-cloth, a cloth for swaddling an infant:—pl. Swadd′ling-clothes (B.). [A.S. swethel, a swaddling-band, swathu, a bandage.]

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1. • Bind

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1. dawdles

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of swaddle in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of swaddle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=swaddle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Swaddle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=swaddle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swaddle
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swaddle
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=swaddle
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=swaddle