Word BookShort entry

Swaddle

verb/swˈɑːdəl/

Definition

wrap in swaddling clothes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɑːdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɒdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɒdəl/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɑːdəl/.

Examples

swaddled the infant

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swathe

Parts of Speech

verb	wrap in swaddling clothes “swaddled the infant”

Word Forms

swathing	noun	cloth coverings wrapped around something (as a wound or a baby)
swathe	noun	an enveloping bandage

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wickeln

in Windeln wickeln

🇫🇷French

emmailloter

envelopper dans des langes

🇪🇸Spanish

envolver

envolver en pañales

🇮🇹Italian

fasciare

avvolgere in fasce

🇳🇱Dutch

inbakeren

in doeken wikkelen

🇵🇹Portuguese

enfaixar

embrulhe em panos

🇷🇺Russian

пеленать

завернуть в пеленки

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लपेटना

लपेटे हुए कपड़ों में लपेटें

🇮🇳Marathi

लपेटणे

कपड्यांमध्ये लपेटणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

લપેટી

swaddling કપડાં માં લપેટી

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਪੇਟਣਾ

ਲਪੇਟਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਪੇਟੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

لپیٹنا

کپڑوں میں لپیٹنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

襁褓

用襁褓包裹起来

🇯🇵Japanese

おくるみ

産着に身を包む

🇰🇷Korean

싸다

포대기에 싸서

🇻🇳Vietnamese

quấn tã

quấn tã trong quần áo

🇹🇭Thai

พัน

ห่อด้วยเสื้อผ้าห่อตัว

🇮🇩Indonesian

membedung

bungkus dengan lampin

🇲🇾Malay

membedung

bungkus dengan kain lampin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قماط

لف في ملابس التقميط

🇮🇷Persian

قنداق کردن

در قنداق بپیچید

🇹🇷Turkish

kundaklamak

kundak kıyafetlerine sarın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לַעֲטוֹף

לעטוף בחיתול

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'swaddle'?

The primary meaning of 'swaddle' is 'wrap in swaddling clothes'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'swaddle' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'swaddle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'swaddle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'swaddle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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