swaddling clothes

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A garment, made of strips of cloth, used to bind an infant and restrict movement of its limbs.
  2. An early period in development, infancy, the beginnings of something; inception.

Pronunciation

En-au-swaddling clothes.ogg

Word forms

swaddling clothes
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