ROCK-A-BYE, BABY

Meaning of ROCK-A-BYE, BABY in English

an alternative to the first line of the children’s song Hush-a-bye, Baby , and the name by which this song is known in the US.

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ROCK — I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of mineral s. The three major classes of rock sedimentary , …
Английский словарь Британика
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BYE — I. variant of by II. ˈbī interjection Etymology: Middle English by, of unknown origin — used to lull a child …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BABY — I. ˈbābē, -bi noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English babie — more at babble 1. a. (1) : an …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BYE — (n.) In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in pairs, the position or turn of one left with …
Английский словарь Webster
BYE — (n.) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.
Английский словарь Webster
BYE — (n.) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by the way, …
Английский словарь Webster
BYE — ( n. ) A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a secondary object of regard; an object by …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BYE — ( n. ) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BYE — bye 1 /buy/ , n. Also, by . 1. Sports. in a tournament, the preferential status of a player or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BABY — — babyhood , n. — babyish , adj. — babyishly , adv. — babyishness , n. — babylike , adj. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ROCK — I. ˈräk verb Etymology: Middle English rokken, from Old English roccian; akin to Old High German rucken to cause to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BABY — I. ˈbā-bē noun ( plural babies ) Etymology: Middle English, from babe Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) : an …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ROCK — noun ·see roc. 2. rock ·noun the striped bass. ·see under bass. 3. rock ·noun that which resembles a rock …
Webster English vocab
BYE — noun a dwelling. 2. bye ·noun a run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a bye. 3. bye …
Webster English vocab
BABY
Webster English vocab
ROCK — [rock] vb [ME rokken, fr. OE roccian; akin to OHG rucken to cause to move] vt (12c) 1 a: to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BYE — [bye] n [alter. of [2]by] (1883): the position of a participant in a tournament who advances to the next round …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BABY — [ba.by] n, pl babies [ME, fr. babe] (14c) 1 a (1): an extremely young child; esp: infant (2): an extremely …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
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Britannica English vocabulary
ROCK — rock, Rock BrE AmE rɒk AmE rɑːk ▷ rocked rɒkt AmE rɑːkt ▷ rocking ˈrɒk ɪŋ AmE ˈrɑːk ɪŋ ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BYE- — bye- combining form BrE AmE ¦baɪ — ▷ bye-election ˈbaɪ ɪ ˌlek ʃ ə n -ə-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BYE — bye, Bye BrE AmE baɪ (= by, buy) ▷ byes baɪz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BABY — baby, Baby BrE AmE ˈbeɪb i ▷ babied ˈbeɪb id ▷ babies ˈbeɪb iz ▷ babying ˈbeɪb i‿ɪŋ ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ROCK — / rɒk; NAmE rɑːk/ noun , verb ■ noun HARD MATERIAL 1. [ U , C ] the hard solid …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BYE — / baɪ; NAmE / exclamation , noun ■ exclamation (also ˌbye-ˈbye , ˈbye-bye ) ( informal ) goodbye : Bye! …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BABY — / ˈbeɪbi; NAmE / noun , adjective , verb ■ noun ( pl. -ies ) 1. a very young child …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BYE — I. bye 1 S1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE interjection [ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: goodbye ] informal goodbye: Bye, Dave. bye …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BABY — I. ba ‧ by 1 S1 W1 /ˈbeɪbi/ BrE AmE noun ( plural babies ) [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ROCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BYE — n. 1 Cricket a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit. 2 the status of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ROCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. move gently to and fro in or as if in a cradle; set or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — n. 1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BYE — n. 1 Cricket a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit. 2 the status of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BABY — n. & v. n. (pl. -ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ROCK — 1. n.1 a the hard material of the earth's crust, exposed on the surface or underlying the soil. b a …
Oxford English vocab
BYE — 1. n.1 Cricket a run scored from a ball that passes the batsman without being hit. 2 the status of …
Oxford English vocab
BABY — n. & v. --n. (pl. -ies) 1. a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. …
Oxford English vocab
ROCK — ( rocks, rocking, rocked) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Rock is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BYE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Bye and bye-bye are informal ways of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BABY — ( babies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A baby is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BYE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Bye and ~-~ are informal ways of …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ROCK — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a boat rocks (= moves from side to side in the water ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BYE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE good ▪ This time when they said their good byes they arranged to meet …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BABY — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby alarm (= for when a baby wakes up and cries ) ▪ …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ROCK — n. phosphate rock Ayers Rock crystalline rock Dome of the Rock extrusive rock felsic rock Hudson Rock igneous rock intrusive …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BABY — Synonyms and related words : Elzevir, Milquetoast, adolescent, angel, apprentice, babe, babish, baby bunting, baby-doll, baby-sized, babyish, bambino, bantam, bantling, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BYE — See: BY THE WAY also BY THE BYE.
Slang English vocab
BYE — n. bye bye by the bye good bye
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ROCK — I. noun 1 hard, stony part of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ hard , solid ▪ Solid ~ is broken down …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BYE — • ↑ goodbye/bye
Longman Activator English vocab
BABY
Longman Activator English vocab
BABY — See ↑ BABY 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be going to have a baby/be having a baby • ↑ have a …
Longman Activator English vocab
ROCK — n [ U ] 1. ( also rock music ) a type of modern popular music with a strong beat, …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BYE — good-bye Bye, Mom. I love you.
English Idioms vocab
BABY — noun DUBIOUS : Sitting in the next seat was a young woman who was having a baby. GOOD : Sitting …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
ROCK — I сущ. 1) а) скала, утес jagged, rugged rocks ≈ острые скалы, скалистый утес solid as a rock ≈ непреклонен …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BYE — сущ. 1) что-л. побочное, вспомогательное, второстепенное Ant : main 2) спорт позиция участника соревнований, переходящего в следующий круг без игры …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BABY — 1. сущ. 1) ребенок, младенец; малютка baby's formula ≈ детская питательная смесь to have a baby ≈ завести ребенка to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BYE — n 1. что-л. второстепенное, подсобное, маловажное 2. боксёр, свободный от участия в данном соревновании 3. игра одного игрока против двух …
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