Momma's gonna buy you a mockingbird.
And if that mocking bird don't sing,
Momma's gone buy you a diamond ring.
(There are more lyrics, those are just the first verses)
Go to sleep, close your eyes, and rest. Feel safe and peaceful in your dreams. All is well.
It means to be quiet. It also means to keep a secret, such as: "We need to keep that secret hush hush."
Yes, a popular nursery rhyme that mentions the word baby is "Hush, Little Baby" which includes the line "And if that diamond ring turns brass, Mama's gonna buy you a looking glass." Another one is "Mary Had a Little Lamb" with the line "Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as snow."
Mother Goose is the poet who wrote "Hush Little Baby Don't Say a Word." The exact identity and origin of Mother Goose is unknown. Many people think she was a mother from Boston who wrote various literary works for children during the late 17th century.
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Hush = become quiet or stillWords:QuietShutupSilent
I think it's a song/lullaby (many versions), rather than a book, of which the next lines are: Momma's gonna buy you a mocking-bird An' if that mocking bird don't sing Momma's gonna but you a golden ring - and so on through a succession of such lines, each time with compensation for lack, until finally, even with nothing 'You're still the sweetest little baby in town'.
The word 'hush' is a verb (hush, hushes, hushing, hushed) and a noun, an uncountable noun, a word for silence. Silence cannot be counted.
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To say "hush" in Twi, you can use the word "hyɛ" which means to be quiet or to silence.
A noun is truly a "person, place, thing or idea." "Hush" is not a noun but verb, because you would be using this as a command, yes? As in, "Hush!"