What does ninar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word ninar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use ninar in Portuguese.

The word ninar in Portuguese means swaddle, fall asleep, lull or rock to sleep, embalar, ninar, história de ninar, canção de ninar, canção de ninar, canção de ninar, cantiga de ninar, cantigas infantis. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ninar

swaddle

verbo transitivo (criança (acalentar, embalar para dormir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

fall asleep

(criança (adormecer, dormir)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

lull or rock to sleep

embalar

transitive verb (make calm, sleepy)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Tammy fechou os olhos enquanto o som das ondas a embalava.
Tammy closed her eyes as the sound of the waves lulled her.

ninar

transitive verb (soothe with song)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
David put the baby in his crib and lullabied him to sleep.

história de ninar

noun (story read to a child before sleep)

The children begged their father to read them a bedtime story.

canção de ninar

noun (Gallicism (lullaby)

canção de ninar

noun (lullaby: song for sleeping)

canção de ninar

noun (song for sleeping)

O Erica cantou uma canção de embalar ao bebé.
Erin sang a lullaby to her baby.

cantiga de ninar, cantigas infantis

noun (traditional children's poem or song) (poema ou canção simples para crianças)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Little Bo Beep is my favorite nursery rhyme.

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