swaddling

English

Etymology

From Middle English swaþelynge; equivalent to swaddle +‎ -ing.

Verb

swaddling

1. present participle and gerund of swaddle

Noun

swaddling (countable and uncountable, plural swaddlings)

1. The practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.
2. Clothing of this kind.

Derived terms

• swaddling clothes

Translations

practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement

• Finnish: kapalointi (fi)
• Greek: φάσκιωμα (el) n (fáskioma)
• Russian: пеленание (ru) (pelenanije)
• Turkish: kundaklama (tr)

clothing of this kind

• Finnish: kapalot pl
• Greek: φάσκιωμα (el) n (fáskioma)
• Russian: пелёнки (peljónki)
• Turkish: kundak (tr)

Further reading

• swaddling on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• dawdlings, waddlings