A soft, gentle song sung to soothe or lull a baby to sleep; a lullaby.
From 'cradle' + 'song,' combining two English words to describe music performed at a baby's cradle. The term reflects the nursery tradition of gentle melodies.
Every culture has cradlesongs—they're often the first music we hear, and recent research shows they share similar melodic patterns across completely unrelated societies!
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