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Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Fachwörterbuch Medizin Englisch-Deutsch. 2013.
Swaddle — Swad dle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swaddled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swaddling}.] 1. To bind as with a bandage; to bind or warp tightly with clothes; to swathe; used esp. of infants; as, to swaddle a baby. [1913 Webster] They swaddled me up in my nightgown … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baby — n. 1) (of a woman) to have a baby 2) (of a woman) to carry a baby (a pregnant woman carries a baby for nine months; to carry a baby to term) 3) (of a mother) to nurse a baby 4) (of a midwife, nurse, doctor) to deliver a baby 5) (of a clergyman)… … Combinatory dictionary
swaddle — [[t]swɒ̱d(ə)l[/t]] swaddles, swaddling, swaddled VERB If you swaddle a baby, you wrap cloth around it in order to keep it warm or to prevent it from moving. [OLD FASHIONED] [V n] Swaddle your newborn baby so that she feels secure. [V ed] ...a… … English dictionary
swaddle — [swäd′ l] vt. swaddled, swaddling [ME swathlen, prob. altered (infl. by swathen, to SWATHE1) < swethlen < OE swethel, swaddling band, akin to swathian, to SWATHE1] 1. to wrap (a newborn baby) in swaddling clothes, a blanket, etc. 2. to bind … English World dictionary
Baby transport — Stroller redirects here. For other uses, see Stroller (disambiguation). An old style pram for transporting a baby Baby transport (commonly known as a baby carrier, buggy, carrycot, child carrier, perambulator, pram, baby basket, push chair or… … Wikipedia
baby — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new, newborn, tiny ▪ low birthweight, small, tiny ▪ Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of producing a low birthweight baby. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
swaddle — UK [ˈswɒd(ə)l] / US [ˈswɑd(ə)l] verb [transitive] Word forms swaddle : present tense I/you/we/they swaddle he/she/it swaddles present participle swaddling past tense swaddled past participle swaddled to wrap a baby very tightly in cloth … English dictionary
swaddle — verb Swaddle is used with these nouns as the object: ↑baby … Collocations dictionary
swaddle — swad|dle [ˈswɔdl US ˈswa:dl] v [T] old fashioned [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Probably from sweddle to swaddle (13 17 centuries), from Old English swethel swaddling clothes ] to wrap a baby tightly to keep it warm and protect it … Dictionary of contemporary English
swaddle — verb /swɔdl/ To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth. See Also: swaddling … Wiktionary
swaddle — swad|dle [ swadl ] verb transitive OLD FASHIONED to wrap a baby very tightly in cloth … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English