bercer

Definition: to rock, cradle; to lull, soothe

J'ai bercé l'enfant - I rocked/cradled the child.

Related: bercer de - to delude with, se bercer de - to delude oneself with; se bercer d'illusions - to harbor delusions; berceur (adj) - lulling, soothing; (noun) - lullaby, rocking chair; une berceuse - lullaby

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