Definition of "swaddle" [swad•dle]

• To wrap or bind in bandages; swathe. (verb-transitive)
• To wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes. (verb-transitive)
• To restrain or restrict. (verb-transitive)
• A band or cloth used for swaddling. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Sweet, sweet the swaddle is that guarantees the sleep …"
• "(The swaddle is E’s big sleep cue) Do you just wait ’til he’s really tired/sleepy/asleep and then put him down that way? ambien Said,"
• "There have been some experiments in swaddle-free sleeping, some of which were successful for very brief periods of time (45 minutes!"