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swaddle

[swod-l] / ˈswɒd l /
VERB
swathe
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VERB
wrap
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She told police she had learnt how to wrap and swaddle babies on the job and had no formal training in how to put children down to sleep.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

“We knew absolutely nothing about child care. We needed someone to show us: This is how you change a diaper, this is how you swaddle, this is how you wash a baby’s hair,” said Zhu.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024

The word “overbundle,” meaning to swaddle a newborn too tightly, appeared for the first time in The Times yesterday.

From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2023

If you add oil to the vinegar and yolk too quickly, the oil bits will all just join back together, since they haven't had time to disperse and wrap themselves in the yolk's protective swaddle.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2022

I get the kids out the pool, swaddle em up in towels.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett




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