Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun swaddling_clothes

2 senses of swaddling clothes

Sense 1
swaddling clothes, swaddling bands -- (a garment (a gown or narrow strips of cloth) for an infant)
       => garment -- (an article of clothing; "garments of the finest silk")

Sense 2
swaddling clothes -- (restrictions placed on the immature)
       => constraint -- (the act of constraining; the threat or use of force to control the thoughts or behavior of others)