hushaby

English

Etymology

Blend of hush and lullaby

Interjection

hushaby

1. (archaic) hush and be still. A lull to sleep.
   • 1892. Eugene Field. Hushaby Sweet my Own. In With Trumpet and Drum. page 106 [1]:

     The night is fair, and the waves are still,

     And the wind is singing to you and to me

     In this lowly home beside the sea —

     Hushaby, sweet my own!