rock-a-bye

American  

[rok-uh-bahy] / ˈrɒk əˌbaɪ /

Or rockabye

interjection

1. (used to settle a baby or child down to sleep.)

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Usage

What else does rock-a-bye mean? Rock-a-bye is a phrase from the folk lullaby "Rockabye Baby." It's also the title of a popular electronic song released in 2016 by Clean Bandit.

Example Sentences

Bryant hit another turnaround jumper with a minute and a half to go, and Anthony answered again with a perfectly executed rock-a-bye dribble-jab-step-crossover pull-up jumper.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 17, 2016

She sat on the edge of the bed and sang an odd little song to Poppy—something about rock-a-bye baby, in the treetops.

From "The City of Ember" by Jeanne DuPrau

But one can get accustomed to anything—even to the high rock-a-bye tossing of great billows that really don't want to put you to sleep so much as to knock you to pieces.

From The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches by Corelli, Marie

Then, it's rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, mother is near; And it's rock-a-bye, rock-a-bye, nothing to fear.

From The Mission of Janice Day by Turner, Corinne