berceuse

Etymology

Borrowed from French berceuse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛːˈsɜːz/

Noun

berceuse (plural berceuses)

1. A lullaby.

   • 1980: What was in my mind as I waited for sleep and the engines thundered their ineffectual berceuse was the chapter, a brief one, about the Jews. (Burgess, Earthly Powers)

Etymology

bercer +‎ -euse

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛʁsøz/

Noun

berceuse f (plural berceuses)

1. cradler, someone who cradles or rocks a baby.
2. a lullaby
3. rocking chair

Further reading

• “berceuse” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).