swaddling clothes

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Definitions of swaddling clothes words

noun,plural swaddling clothes cloth for wrapping around a baby 1
noun plural swaddling clothes long strips of linen or other cloth formerly wrapped round a newly born baby 0
noun plural swaddling clothes restrictions or supervision imposed on the immature 0
noun swaddling clothes the long, narrow bands of cloth wrapped around a newborn baby in former times 0
noun swaddling clothes rigid controls or restrictions, such as those imposed on infants, the immature, etc. 0

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Origin of swaddling clothes

First appearance:

before 1525

One of the 28% oldest English words

First recorded in 1525-35

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Parts of speech for Swaddling clothes

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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swaddling clothes popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for swaddling clothes

noun swaddling clothes

apron strings — If you say that someone is tied to another person's apron strings, you mean that they are controlled or influenced too much by the other person.

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