Lullaby vs. Chant — What's the Difference?

A lullaby (), or cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary.

A chant (from French chanter, from Latin cantare, "to sing") is the iterative speaking or singing of words or sounds, often primarily on one or two main pitches called reciting tones. Chants may range from a simple melody involving a limited set of notes to highly complex musical structures, often including a great deal of repetition of musical subphrases, such as Great Responsories and Offertories of Gregorian chant.

A soothing song with which to lull a child to sleep.

A series of syllables or words that are sung on or intoned to the same note or a limited range of notes.

To quiet with or as if with a lullaby.

A canticle or prayer sung or intoned in this manner.

A cradlesong, a soothing song to calm children or lull them to sleep.

A monotonous rhythmic call or shout, as of a slogan

(transitive) To sing a lullaby to.

To sing or intone to a chant

A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which quiets.

To celebrate in song

Hence: Good night; good-by.

To say in the manner of a chant

A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep

To sing, especially in the manner of a chant

A quiet song that lulls a child to sleep

To speak monotonously.

To sing, especially without instruments, and as applied to monophonic and pre-modern music.

To sing or intone sacred text.

To utter or repeat in a strongly rhythmical manner, especially as a group.

To sell horses fraudulently, exaggerating their merits.

Type of singing done generally without instruments and harmony.

(music) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.

Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

A repetitive song, typically an incantation or part of a ritual.

To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.

To celebrate in song.

To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or to a tune called a chant.

To make melody with the voice; to sing.

To sing, as in reciting a chant.

Song; melody.

A short and simple melody, divided into two parts by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.

A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.

Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone.

A repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone

Recite with musical intonation; recite as a chant or a psalm;

Utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically;