rock-a-byeint.

Brit.

/ˈrɒkəbʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈrɑkəˌbaɪ/

Forms: 1800s– rock-a-by, 1800s– rock-a-bye.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock v.¹, -a- , bye-bye int.¹ and n.¹

Etymology: < rock v.¹ + -a-, connective element + bye (in bye-bye int.¹ and n.¹). Compare earlier lullaby int. and n., hushaby int.

Used to soothe an infant to sleep, esp. in accompaniment to the rocking of a cradle or the rocking of the infant in one's arms. Frequently in nursery rhymes, esp. in rock-a-bye, baby. Also in (usually humorous) extended use. Cf. hushaby int., lullaby int. and n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [phrase]

in the arms of Morpheus1718

rock-a-bye, baby1805

to go out like a light1909

1805 Songs for Nursery 36 Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green, Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen.

1812 Mother's Gift 5 Rocka-by baby bunting, My father's gone a hunting.

1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 72 Rock a bye, baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock: If the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, Then down tumbles baby and cradle, and all.

1899 New Outlook 30 Dec. 1032/1 Rock-a-by! Rock-a-by! Baby shall ride 'Way off to Dreamland with me by her side.

1906 S. M. Hensley Heart of Woman 143 Rock-a-bye, baby, bye, The baby stars blink in the sky, The dear mother moon watches tenderly And croons to her babes as I croon unto thee.

a1953 D. Thomas Under Milk Wood (1954) 81 Rockabye, grandpa, in the tree top..When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come grandpa, whiskers and all.

1998 D. Whitley Grange Hill (BBC TV script, 3rd draft) (O.E.D. Archive) 21st Ser. Episode 4. 16 (stage direct.) Aw diddums den. Rock a bye baby, on the tree top.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rock-a-bye
释义	rock-a-byeint. Brit. /ˈrɒkəbʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈrɑkəˌbaɪ/ Forms: 1800s– rock-a-by, 1800s– rock-a-bye. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: rock v.¹, -a- , bye-bye int.¹ and n.¹ Etymology: < rock v.¹ + -a-, connective element + bye (in bye-bye int.¹ and n.¹). Compare earlier lullaby int. and n., hushaby int. Used to soothe an infant to sleep, esp. in accompaniment to the rocking of a cradle or the rocking of the infant in one's arms. Frequently in nursery rhymes, esp. in rock-a-bye, baby. Also in (usually humorous) extended use. Cf. hushaby int., lullaby int. and n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > sleep > [phrase] in the arms of Morpheus1718 rock-a-bye, baby1805 to go out like a light1909 1805 Songs for Nursery 36 Rock-a-bye, baby, thy cradle is green, Father's a nobleman, mother's a queen. 1812 Mother's Gift 5 Rocka-by baby bunting, My father's gone a hunting. 1824 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 72 Rock a bye, baby, on the tree top, When the wind blows, the cradle will rock: If the bough breaks, the cradle will fall, Then down tumbles baby and cradle, and all. 1899 New Outlook 30 Dec. 1032/1 Rock-a-by! Rock-a-by! Baby shall ride 'Way off to Dreamland with me by her side. 1906 S. M. Hensley Heart of Woman 143 Rock-a-bye, baby, bye, The baby stars blink in the sky, The dear mother moon watches tenderly And croons to her babes as I croon unto thee. a1953 D. Thomas Under Milk Wood (1954) 81 Rockabye, grandpa, in the tree top..When the bough breaks the cradle will fall, Down will come grandpa, whiskers and all. 1998 D. Whitley Grange Hill (BBC TV script, 3rd draft) (O.E.D. Archive) 21st Ser. Episode 4. 16 (stage direct.) Aw diddums den. Rock a bye baby, on the tree top. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < int.1805
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