berceuse
pronunciation
How to pronounce berceuse in British English: UK ['bɜ:sɪəz]
How to pronounce berceuse in American English: US ['bɜsɪrz]
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- Noun:
- a quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep
Word Origin
- berceuse (n.)
- "cradle song," 1876, from French berceuse "cradle-song, woman who rocks an infant," from bercer "to rock" (Old French bercier "to rock" a child in a cradle, 12c.) + fem. agent suffix -euse.