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rock to
rock someone to something
to help someone, usually an infant, get to sleep by rocking in a rocking chair, cradle, or carriage. It is best to rock the baby to sleep after you feed her. Somehow she learned to rock herself to sleep.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Cleopas | | KLEE-ə-pəs (English) | Biblical, Biblical Latin |
| Erma | | UR-mə | English |
| Aadolf | | AH:-dolf | Finnish |
| Attoe | | ['ætəu] | |
| Roberto | | ro-BER-to (Italian, Spanish) | Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Ballentine | | ['bæləntain] | |