lullaby
/ˈlʌləbaɪ/noun
उच्चारण ललबाइ
लोरी
Core wordPYP · asked 3 times
Asked in previous papers
as one-word substitution
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a soft gentle song sung to make a child go to sleep
लोरी
- The mother sang a lullaby to her baby.
- Every night, the grandmother hummed an old lullaby and the baby fell asleep.
- The baby fell asleep to a soft lullaby.
+ 2 more examples
- She hummed a lullaby her mother had taught her.
- Every region of India has its own lullabies.
Synonyms cradle song berceuse soothing song
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
lullaby (countable noun)
A lullaby is a soft song sung to a baby to help it sleep; it is countable and the plural is lullabies.
'Lullaby' बच्चे को सुलाने के लिए गाया जाने वाला धीमा गीत है; यह countable है और plural 'lullabies' होता है।
- The mother sang a lullaby to her baby.
- Indian villages have many old lullabies.
sing a lullaby to sb / sing sb a lullaby
You sing a lullaby to a child, or sing the child a lullaby; the verb is sing, not read or tell.
बच्चे को 'sing a lullaby to' किया जाता है या 'sing sb a lullaby'; क्रिया sing है, read या tell नहीं।
- Grandmother sang Radhika a lullaby every night.
- He hummed a lullaby to the crying baby.
lullaby + be + adjective
A lullaby is usually described as soft, gentle, slow or soothing.
'Lullaby' को प्रायः soft, gentle, slow या soothing कहा जाता है।
- The lullaby was so soothing that even the neighbours fell asleep.
lullaby as a verb / figurative use
Lullaby is rarely a verb; in writing, it can also mean a gentle sound that calms, such as rain or the sea.
'Lullaby' कभी-कभार ही क्रिया होता है; लेखन में यह वर्षा या समुद्र जैसी शांत करने वाली मधुर ध्वनि के लिए भी आ सकता है।
- The rain on the tin roof was a lullaby to the tired travellers.
+Collocations 4
verb + lullaby
singhumplaycomposelisten towhisper
- She hummed a lullaby while rocking the cradle.
adjective + lullaby
softgentletraditionalsoothingfamiliarsweet
- The traditional lullaby is passed down through generations.
lullaby + noun
tunealbumsongmelodylyrics
- She downloaded a lullaby album for her baby.
lullaby + preposition
fortobeforeat
- A lullaby before bed helps the baby sleep.
“More examples 5
- My mother still remembers the lullaby her mother sang.
मेरी माँ को आज भी वह लोरी याद है जो उनकी माँ गाती थीं।
- The baby fell asleep before the lullaby ended.
लोरी खत्म होने से पहले ही बच्चा सो गया।
- A gentle lullaby floated from the window.
खिड़की से एक मधुर लोरी की आवाज़ आ रही थी।
- Radhika recorded a lullaby for her baby brother.
राधिका ने अपने छोटे भाई के लिए एक लोरी रिकॉर्ड की।
- The crickets made a natural lullaby on the summer night.
गर्मी की रात में झींगुरों ने एक प्राकृतिक लोरी बजाई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ She told a lullaby to the baby.
✓ She sang a lullaby to the baby.
A lullaby is a song, so it is sung, not told.
'Lullaby' गीत है, इसलिए उसे गाया जाता है (sing), सुनाया नहीं (tell)।
✗ The lullabys helped the baby sleep.
✓ The lullabies helped the baby sleep.
A noun ending in consonant + y changes y to ies in the plural.
व्यंजन + y पर समाप्त होने वाली संज्ञा में plural के लिए y को ies कर दिया जाता है।
✗ Mother sings lullaby to baby every night.
✓ Mother sings a lullaby to the baby every night.
Lullaby is countable and baby is specific, so both need articles.
'Lullaby' countable है और 'baby' निश्चित है, इसलिए दोनों के साथ article आना चाहिए।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words name different kinds of songs.
ये शब्द अलग-अलग प्रकार के गीतों को बताते हैं।
A soft song for putting a child to sleep.
बच्चे को सुलाने के लिए धीमा गीत।
- A lullaby calmed the baby.
A religious song of praise.
ईश्वर की स्तुति का धार्मिक गीत।
- They sang a hymn in the morning assembly.
A song or poem that tells a story.
कहानी सुनाने वाला गीत या कविता।
- The ballad described a brave queen.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
cradle song berceuse soothing song
AaSpelling
lul·la·by
Double l in lull- (not 'lulaby'); plural lullabies.
lull- में दो l ('lulaby' गलत है); plural lullabies।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: a song sung to send a child to sleep is a lullaby; a song of mourning a dirge or elegy; a song sung by boatmen a barcarole; a song of praise to God a hymn; a song sung at a wedding an epithalamium; a song of victory a paean.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: बच्चे को सुलाने के लिए गाया गीत lullaby (लोरी); शोक-गीत dirge या elegy; नाविकों का गीत barcarole; ईश्वर की स्तुति का गीत hymn; विवाह पर गाया गीत epithalamium; विजय-गीत paean।