Definition of Swaddle
Swaddle
swad·dle


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(verb)
to wrap or envelop someone tightly/snugly in some cloth, especially to wrap an infant in a blanket;

e.g. The nurse taught the new parents how to swaddle their new baby.

(verb)
to restrict or restrain someone by surrounding them in some situation or circumstance;

e.g. Eventually, she wished they wouldn't swaddle her in comforts.



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