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lullaby

[luhl-uh-bahy] / ˈlʌl əˌbaɪ /
NOUN
nighttime song
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Jepsen continued posting on Instagram about her maternity journey with fans, in January posting photos from the beach, from home and from fitting rooms as she spoke about finding a lullaby for her child-to-be.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

Why would someone compose a lullaby, of all things, at a death-camp?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“The lullaby is a highly prized musical form,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

I watch it when I’m getting ready in the morning, and it’s kind of my lullaby when I go to bed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

They are all examples of Western music, and are all more like each other than they are like a Navajo lullaby, a Chinese opera, or a west African praise song.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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