cry oneself to sleep



cry oneself to sleep

to weep until sleep overtakes one. The baby finally cried herself to sleep.
See also: cry, sleep

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RudolfROO-dawlf (German), RUW-dawlf (Polish)German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Slovene, Croatian, Russian, Arm
Mayesomah-YAY-soSouthern African, Chewa
Vaska-Russian, Macedonian, Bulgarian
Terezinha-Portuguese (Brazilian)
Hymie-Yiddish
Yedidah-Biblical Hebrew