Rockaby
Soothing bedtime tune
Rockaby is a variant spelling of rock-a-bye, the lullaby word used to soothe infants to sleep.
It appears in the traditional nursery rhyme "Rock-a-bye Baby" and evokes the gentle, rhythmic motion of rocking a cradle: Rockaby, baby, on the treetop.
The word functions as both an imperative and a soothing sound.
Absence of sound
- sleepRecurring unconscious repose
- sootheGently ease discomfort
- babyVery young child
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
nursery · slumber · gentle · mother · infant · crib · melody · nap
Rhythmic lateral movement
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- cradlingHolding tenderly, protectively
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
- rhythmicHaving regular tempo
gentle · tilting · gliding · repetitive · soothing · pendulum · swinging · motion
- monologueUninterrupted solo address
- theaterVenue for live drama
- soliloquyDramatic speech to oneself
- stagingPreparing for presentation
woman · mortality · repetition · minimalist · rhythm · performer · avant-garde · death
hush
Absence of sound
bedtime · nursery · slumber · gentle · mother · infant · crib · melody · nap · drowsy
swaying
Rhythmic lateral movement
- back-and-forthAlternating reciprocal motion
- cradlingHolding tenderly, protectively
- oscillatingSwinging back and forth
rhythmic · gentle · tilting · gliding · repetitive · soothing · pendulum · swinging · motion · steady
Beckett
staging · woman · mortality · repetition · minimalist · rhythm · performer · avant-garde · death · darkness