Home › Words › S › swaddlingswaddlingswaddling · noun — the practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, swaddling ranks #2,505 of 43,201 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Middle English swaþelynge; equivalent to swaddle + -ing.nounThe practice of wrapping infants in clothing that restricts movement.Clothing of this kind.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.swaddle 78% match — To bind (a baby) with long narrow strips of cloth. vs swaddling →swaddler 75% match — A member of the Methodist Church in Ireland. vs swaddling →beswaddle 72% match — To wrap or envelop in swaddling-clothes. vs swaddling →diaperology 65% match — Synonym of swaddling hypothesis. vs swaddling →unswaddled 63% match — Not swaddled. vs swaddling →swathe 62% match — A bandage; a band. vs swaddling →enswathement 59% match — The act of enswathing. vs swaddling →enswathe 59% match — To swathe or envelop (someone or something), as in swaddling clothes. vs swaddling →