"swaddling" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: swaddlings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English swaþelynge; equivalent to swaddle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swaþelynge}} Middle English swaþelynge, {{af|en|swaddle|-ing}} swaddle + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} swaddling (countable and uncountable, plural swaddlings)
  1. The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement): kapalointi (Finnish), φάσκιωμα (fáskioma) [neuter] (Greek), пеленание (pelenanije) (Russian), kundaklama (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-swaddling-en-noun-min7FpC8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 3 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 73 6 20 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 73 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 5 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 86 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 7 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 77 5 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 6 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 66 5 29 Disambiguation of 'practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement': 98 2
  2. Clothing of this kind. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Clothing Translations (clothing of this kind): kapalot [plural] (Finnish), φάσκιωμα (fáskioma) [neuter] (Greek), пелёнки (peljónki) (Russian), kundak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-swaddling-en-noun-ef6yjf5~ Disambiguation of Clothing: 27 59 14 Disambiguation of 'clothing of this kind': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: swaddling clothes

Verb

Etymology: From Middle English swaþelynge; equivalent to swaddle + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|swaþelynge}} Middle English swaþelynge, {{af|en|swaddle|-ing}} swaddle + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} swaddling
  1. present participle and gerund of swaddle Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: swaddle Categories (topical): Babies
    Sense id: en-swaddling-en-verb-h6Bhmg-U Disambiguation of Babies: 28 2 69

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