swaddle

Meaning

Verb

1. To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth.
2. (archaic) To beat; cudgel.

Noun

Anything used to swaddle with, such as a cloth or band.

Synonyms

wrap

swathe

bandage

canvas

cloth

clothe

enwrap

fabric

girdle

infold

material

pregnant

roll up

sheathe

soft goods

spare part

structure

tammy

textile

web

wrap up

wrap in the swaddling-clothes

colorway

belt

bundle

Translations

wickeln

langer

inbakeren

envoltura

φασκιώνω

emmailloter

tela

drap

قماط

Leinen

Leinwand

Putzfetzen

Segel

Textilie

gürten

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈswɒdəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: swathlen

Inherited from Middle English: swathel

Inherited from Old English: swaþul

Cognate with Middle Dutch: swadel

Cognate with Old High German: swedili

Cognate with Old English: sweþian

In summary

From Middle English swathlen (“to bind; swaddle”), from Middle English swathel, swethel, from Old English swaþul, swæþel, sweþel, sweoþol (“swaddling cloth”), equivalent to swathe (“to wrap with fabric”) + -le (agent/instrumental suffix), the word then underwent th-stopping (its voiced th became a d). Cognate with Middle Dutch swadel (“swaddling; bandage”), Old High German swedili (“poultice”), Old English sweþian, besweþian (“to wrap; swaddle”).