Look up: swaddling

1. Swaddling
   Swad'dling adjective & noun from Swaddle , v. Swaddling band , Swaddling cloth , or Swaddling clout , a band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round a newborn infant. «...
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2. Swaddling
   • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swaddle • a. & n. from Swaddle, v.
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3. Swaddling
   Swaddling is derogatory slang for Methodism.
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4. Swaddling
   Swaddling is derogatory slang for Methodism.
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5. Swaddling
   A comfort measure for newborns and young infants in which a blanket or large cloth is snuggly wrapped around the baby's body. Swaddling keeps a baby warm and secure, while also preventing scratching and startling in the event of a loud noise.
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6. Swaddling
   Swaddling is the tight binding of newborn babies with bands of cloth to prevent movement, with a view to encouraging straight growth of arms and legs and to prevent accidents. The practice was continued in Britain until the 18th century when the harm it does babies was finally recognised.
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7. Swaddling
   `s Madonna and Child (1319) depicts swaddling bands. `Swaddling` is an age-old practice of wrapping infants snugly in swaddling cloths, blankets or similar cloth so that movement of the limbs is tightly restricted. Swaddling bands were often used to further restrict the infant. Swaddling fell out of...
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