berceuse

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Borrowing from French berceuse.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /bɛːˈsɜːz/

Noun [edit]

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Wikipedia berceuse (plural berceuses)

  1. a lullaby
    • 1980: What was in my mind as I waited for sleep and the engines thundered their ineffectual berceuse was the chapter, a brief one, about the Jews. (Burgess, Earthly Powers)

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

bercer +‎ -euse

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /bɛʁsøz/

Noun [edit]

berceuse f (plural berceuses)

  1. cradler, someone who cradles or rocks a baby.
  2. a lullaby

Related terms [edit]

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