- to bind (an infant, especially a newborn infant) with long, narrow strips of cloth to prevent free movement; wrap tightly with clothes.
- to wrap (anything) round with bandages.
- a long, narrow strip of cloth used for swaddling or bandaging.
- to wind a bandage round
- to wrap (a baby) in swaddling clothes
- to restrain as if by wrapping with bandages; smother
- swaddling clothes
