1. a lullaby or cradle song
Usage: from French
2. a musical composition having the gentle, soothing character of a lullaby
Usage: music

Examples

• The mother sang a gentle berceuse to help her baby fall asleep.
• Chopin’s Berceuse in D-flat major is a beautiful piano piece.
• The composer wrote a berceuse inspired by traditional French lullabies.
• She hummed a soft berceuse while rocking the cradle.
• The orchestra performed a delicate berceuse as the evening’s finale.
• His berceuse captured the tender moment between parent and child.