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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslanges
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lãʒ
"Le nouveau-né était enveloppé dans des langes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A long strip of cloth or bandage used traditionally to wrap tightly around a newborn baby.
"In historical accounts, the infant was wrapped carefully in swaddling-bands to ensure straight limb development." - 2
A figurative restraint or binding constraint associated with early infancy or primitive care.
"Society slowly emerged from the swaddling-bands of medieval superstition."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'swaddle', originating from Old English 'swaþian' meaning to bind or wrap, combined with 'band' from Old Norse or Germanic roots. Historically used since Middle English periods to describe long strips of cloth traditionally wrapped tightly around a newborn infant to immobilize limbs and keep them warm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Swaddling-band" is said worldwide
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langes
Transliteration: lãʒ
"Le nouveau-né était enveloppé dans des langes."
Windelband
Transliteration: ˈvɪndl̩ˌbant
"Das Baby wurde in Windelbänder gewickelt."
fasce
Transliteration: ˈfaʃ.ʃe
"Il bambino fu stretto nelle fasce."
pañal
Transliteration: paˈɲal
"El niño recién nacido estaba envuelto en pañales."
faixas
Transliteration: ˈfaj.ʃɐs
"O recém-nascido foi envolvido em faixas."
पोटली
Transliteration: potli
"नवजात शिशु को कपड़े में लपेटा गया था।"
襁褓
Transliteration: qiǎngbǎo
"婴儿被包裹在襁褓之中。"
포대기
Transliteration: podaegi
"아기가 포대기에 싸여 있었습니다."
産着
Transliteration: ubugi
"赤ん坊は産着で包まれました。"
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